Liberal MPs voted 19-11 to dump rebel Moira Deeming from the parliamentary team, in a fiery meeting that MPs warn will continue to haunt Opposition Leader John Pesutto.
Pesutto’s supporters accused Heath of providing three different sets of minutes, claiming MPs’ contributions were inappropriately reported verbatim. They also accused her of mischaracterising the motion that was passed on March 27.that Heath’s record of the meeting said MPs agreed to suspend Deeming for nine months effective immediately; that the leadership team and Deeming would issue a joint statement; and Pesutto would release a public statement declaring Deeming was not a Nazi sympathiser.
MPs voted to endorse those minutes, which stated the party room had agreed to suspend Deeming, that Deeming would issue a statement and that Pesutto would “confirm” Deeming was not a Nazi sympathiser.“What John’s version of events is and what happened is just wrong,” one MP said. “Why do people feel the need to rewrite history to suit their narrative? Once the dust settles, there will be further discussions of the way people have been treated during this mess.
Brighton MP James Newbury, who was one of the MPs to put his name to today’s motion, said: “You cannot sue your boss and expect to keep your job.” Although Deeming was expelled from the parliamentary party, she is still a member of the wider Liberal Party, a situation that Pesutto said was under active consideration by the party’s administrative committee.that there was no motion put to them to consider expunging Deeming from the party., party president Greg Mirabella urged everyone to get behind Pesutto.
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