Victorian Liberals leader John Pesutto moves to readmit MP Moira Deeming in backflip

Victorian Liberal Party leader John Pesutto will seek to readmit exiled MP Moira Deeming after a failed bid on Friday due to a split vote. Pesutto, facing backlash for defamatory comments, will back a motion in January to welcome Deeming back despite internal division. Deeming, expelled for her involvement in a controversial rally, criticized Pesutto and former prime minister Tony Abbott condemned the party’s decision, with uncertainty surrounding Pesutto’s leadership and the party’s future.

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