Libby Mettam says she will not continue as WA Liberals leader but will seek to stay on as deputy, after it became clear she lacked the support of party colleagues after another significant election defeat.
The move opens the door for high-profile Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas, who narrowly secured the seat of Churchlands at the recent election, to assume the leadership now he has been elected to parliament and a change is no longer hypothetical.
