Jeff Kennett said MPs who gave defamation case evidence would be ‘dealt with’ after John Pesutto revealed names, court hears

Former Victorian premier described the Liberal MPs as disloyal, and perhaps even treacherous', federal court trial hears

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Victoria's opposition leader, John Pesutto, revealed the names of some Liberal MPs who had provided evidence in the defamation case brought against him to Jeff Kennett , with the former Liberal premier subsequently declaring they would be dealt with", the federal court has heard.

The revelation came as Pesutto faced a second day of cross-examination in a defamation case brought by ousted Liberal MP Moira Deeming, who is suing the state Liberal leader for allegedly falsely portraying her as a Nazi sympathiser after she spoke at a 2023 Let Women Speak" rally in Melbourne, which was gatecrashed by neo-Nazis. Pesutto has rejected the allegation.

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