“I say to all of my colleagues right across the Liberal Party, not just the parliamentary party, but the entire movement that we are demonstrating that we are resonating with the Victorian people,” he said.
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Pesutto said he had done everything he could to try to settle with Deeming before her defamation action against him reached court.
The Liberal leadership team moved to expel Deeming from the parliamentary party after she helped organise the Let Women Speak rally on March 18, 2023. Neo-Nazis were among several groups of protesters that arrived that day.
Deeming was suspended instead in a last-minute compromise, but was ultimately expelled weeks later after threatening to bring in lawyers.
Deeming alleges Pesutto defamed her as a Nazi sympathiser, which he rejects.
The last of the witnesses gave evidence on Friday, the 14th day of the trial. The remaining evidence will be presented to the court this week, with closing submissions due in late October.
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