New WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam is wasting no time stamping her authority on the party, with a crucial test of her power looming just days into the job.
Ms Mettam has vowed the internal dysfunction which turned off voters at recent state and federal elections would not be a part of her leadership.As part of that, Ms Mettam asked Mr Goiran to apologise for his role in 'The Clan', including leaked messages from a WhatsApp group where he boasted about branch stacking."I requested an apology from Nick Goiran as well, it's disappointing that apology has not been forthcoming," she said.
"If this political strategy that's playing out at the moment enables Libby and others to really prosecute that hard in parliament over the course of this year, that's terrific, you know, I'll be doing what I can from the backbench," Mr Goiran said. "It will be disappointing if the party room has to go to a vote, but I would be, I am confident I will have the support of the party room with that vote," she said.
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