The stripping of Moira Deeming’s candidacy will bring relief across opposition ranks that were previously split over her role in the party but are now united in wanting her gone.

State MP abandons supreme court challenge, saying her party ‘can now decide whether to pursue mediation or reconvene to disendorse me’

The Victorian Liberals will immediately move to reschedule a meeting to disendorse the maverick MP as a candidate for the November state election.