Moira Deeming says she’ll lodge defamation claim against Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto in court

Victorian MP Moira Deeming says she volition lodge defamation proceedings against the state’s Liberal leader, John Pesutto, declaring mediation has failed.

The first-term MP was expelled from the parliamentary Liberal party aft she took portion successful an anti-transgender rally successful March that was gatecrashed by a radical of masked men who performed Nazi salutes.

She has issued respective defamation concerns notices to Pesutto relating to his post-event comments, alleging helium publically accused her of being a Nazi sympathiser and utilized the assertion to bully and endanger her with expulsion.

Pesutto has denied that helium accused Deeming of being a Nazi oregon having Nazi sympathies.

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In September, a three-hour mediation league betwixt the brace failed to scope an outcome.

She had been seeking an exoneration from Pesutto, her instrumentality to the Liberal party room, and fiscal restitution.

Deeming said she made 1 past effort to mediate, offering to conscionable with Pesutto and the authorities enactment president, Philip Davis, connected Sunday afternoon.

“Unfortunately, the mediation failed,” she said successful a connection connected Monday.

“It is truthful with large regret arsenic a existent Liberal enactment member, that I americium present near with nary enactment but to lodge my defamation lawsuit against Mr Pesutto successful court.

“For the involvement of my family, I person to bring this substance to a decision arsenic it has dominated our lives for astir of this year.”

She vowed nary Liberal oregon payer funds would beryllium utilized successful her ineligible action.

Pesutto’s bureau has been contacted for comment.