The political saga between former Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto and first term MP Moira Deeming is continuing on with Pesutto at risk of having to be declared bankrupt over his inability to pay the court order legal costs stemming from Deeming’s successful defamation case.
Pesutto was unable to make the deadline for the multi-million dollar payment last week, with reports he’s only managed to raise about a third of the funds required.
– Advertisement –
If declared bankrupt he would be ineligible to sit in parliament, forcing a by-election for his inner Melbourne seat of Hawthorn. Many political analysts believe the Liberals would lost the seat if it goes to a by-election, a terrible outcome for the party.
A…
