Opposition leader says there is now a ‘definite absolute majority’ of MPs who want Deeming to be welcomed back
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Victorian Liberal MPs will vote again on whether to readmit Moira Deeming to the party room after an extraordinary backflip by state leader John Pesutto.
In a statement on Sunday, Pesutto announced that he had called a special Liberal party room meeting for 15 January, to vote on a motion moved by him to readmit the ousted MP who successfully sued him for defamation in the federal court.
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