Moira Deeming issues ultimatum to Victorian Liberal leader to declare she’s not a Nazi sympathiser

Suspended Liberal’s threat to take legal action against John Pesutto comes as party divisions deepen

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Suspended Victorian Liberal MP, Moira Deeming, has issued an ultimatum to opposition leader, John Pesutto, to issue a statement declaring he does not believe she is a Nazi or Nazi sympathiser on Thursday afternoon or face legal action.

Deeming was suspended for nine months from the Liberals during a party room meeting on 27 March, after she earlier attended an anti-transgender demonstration that was gatecrashed by neo-Nazis.

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