MP Moira Deeming backflips over threat of suing Victoria Liberal Party following suspension
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- 19 May 2023
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Controversial Victorian Member of Parliament (MP), Moira Deeming, has announced that she will not pursue legal action against the Liberal Party after facing the possibility of suspension from her own party leader. Ms. Deeming was suspended from participating in parliamentary sessions for nine months after attending an anti-transgender rally, which was also attended by neo-Nazis. It was reported that she had sent an email to party leader John Pesutto, demanding her exoneration from the false allegations or else she would take legal action against him, as reported by the ABC.
However, with the recent publication of the party room minutes, Ms. Deeming has denied any intention of suing her own party.
According to her statement on Saturday, it is now evident from the published minutes that the Victorian parliamentary Liberal Party unanimously agreed that she was not being accused of being a Nazi or having Nazi sympathies. She clarified that she had never considered suing the Liberal Party, and any reports suggesting otherwise are false. She explained that her contemplation of legal assistance was solely intended to help negotiate the terms of her suspension and ensure the party room's agreement in March was honored.
Ms. Deeming expressed disappointment that efforts made by others on her behalf, in collaboration with the Liberal leadership team, have not yielded a resolution to the issue. Furthermore, when she was informed on Thursday that her request for a legally mediated redo of the meeting, aimed at settling the conditions of her suspension, had been rejected by the Leadership team, she immediately conveyed her decision not to pursue it further to the Victorian Liberal Party President, Mr. Greg Mirabella.
Representing the Western Metropolitan Region, Ms. Deeming acknowledged that the past six weeks had taken a significant toll on her, including the public disclosure of her childhood sexual abuse and enduring constant media attacks while maintaining silence. Throughout the process, she has attempted to resolve the issues internally and refrained from publicly criticizing the Liberal Party.
Ms. Deeming emphasized that she is still awaiting an official apology from Mr. Pesutto. The opposition leader had attempted to expel her following her participation in the Let Women Speak rally on the parliament steps in March, where neo-Nazis were also present. She clarified that the hate group was not invited to the rally. Despite the lack of a joint statement by the Liberal leader, John Pesutto MP, as agreed in the meeting, he did publicly state on Thursday that the allegations against her did not accuse her of being a Nazi or having Nazi sympathizers.
Ms. Deeming expressed her desire for her name to be cleared since the leader's failed expulsion attempt, asserting that the published minutes now prove that the original expulsion motion was never formally presented to the party room. She considered this fact crucial as it demonstrates that her suspension is unrelated to the expulsion allegations. She viewed the published minutes as a complete, official, written, and public exoneration, which the Leadership seems unwilling to provide.
Despite her criticisms of the party and its leader, Ms. Deeming affirmed her readiness to resume serving the constituents who elected her. She stated that she was elected as a Liberal and remains a proud member of the party, eagerly looking forward to rejoining the party room at the end of the year. She expressed her gratitude to everyone who supported her during this challenging period.
