Bid to expel Moira Deeming deepens divide in Victorian Liberal party

On Tuesday, Victorian Liberal MPs held a party room meeting that went for almost two hours to discuss whether Moira Deeming should be expelled. Photograph: James Ross/AAP

Liberal divisions over a bid to expel Victorian MP Moira Deeming from the party room are expected to deepen, despite leader John Pesutto claiming an early victory after an attempt to delay a vote over her future failed.

Liberal MPs will decide early next week whether Deeming should be expelled from the parliamentary party, after she attended a rally headlined by British anti-transgender activist Kellie-Jay Keen where neo-Nazis were photographed performing the Nazi salute at the weekend.