Victorian Liberal leader dumps candidate linked to conservative church a week out from state election

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The Victorian opposition leader, Matthew Guy, has dumped an upper house candidate who is a member of a conservative church from the Liberal party a week before the state election.

Renee Heath is still expected to be elected to parliament, given she occupies the top position on the Liberal party's ticket for the eastern Victorian region.

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