Victoria’s Liberal leadership fight escalates with two new contenders

Copy link Copied Copy link Copied Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Already a subscriber? Login Eleventh-hour challenges from two more Liberal MPs have set the stage for a multilateral tussle for the party’s Victorian leadership on Friday morning, with the winner in pole position to become premier after the next election as the Labor government’s popularity plummets. Shadow finance minister and Liberal moderate Jess Wilson threw her hat in the ring on Thursday night, saying attempts to secure the deputy role on a unity ticket with former cop Brad Battin had failed.

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