Deeming not kicked out of party, as Pesutto blinks

Victorian opposition leader John Pesutto believes his leadership is intact and the Liberals can win the next election despite turning his back on a commitment to oust MP Moira Deeming from the party after she attended an anti-trans rights rally that was gate-crashed by neo-Nazis.

Mr Pesutto on Monday said Ms Deeming would be handed a nine-month suspension and be stripped of her role as upper house whip following a two-hour meeting.