‘Not off to a good start’: John Pesutto criticises Moira Deeming over tweet following her suspension

Suspended Liberal MP appears to contradict claims she made ‘important concessions’ to avoid party room expulsion

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Victorian opposition leader, John Pesutto, says suspended Liberal MP Moira Deeming is “not off to a good start” after she appeared to contradict his claims she made “important concessions” to avoid party room expulsion.

A vote to expel Deeming from the parliamentary Liberal party was abandoned during a marathon two-hour meeting on Monday, with MPs unanimously agreeing to a compromise deal that instead imposed a nine-month suspension on the upper house MP.

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