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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Matthew Kelly

Scene set for Newcastle Liberal Party bloodbath

Blake Keating led the Newcastle No campaign in last year's Voice referendum. Picture by Marina Neil.

A vicious Liberal Party factional brawl will culminate this week with a move to expel Blake Keating from the party's Newcastle branch.

Local Centre-Right faction leader Brendan Tate is expected to move a motion on Wednesday night to expel conservative faction candidate Mr Keating for "conduct unbecoming of a branch member".

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