澳大利亚维多利亚州议员Moira Deeming已辞去议会自由党党籍，以独立议员身份继续任职[1]。这一决定发生在自由党投票撤销她参加即将举行的11月选举候选资格之后[1]。
Deeming此前指控自由党同事Matthew Guy在5月的社区活动中对她进行了人身攻击[1]。然而，警方审查监控录像后未发现犯罪行为[1]。尽管如此，Deeming表示她是出于善意提出指控，拒绝为此道歉[1]。
除了党内纷争外，Deeming还面临可能的破产诉讼[1]。据悉，她未能偿还为成功的诽谤诉讼而获得的贷款[1]，这可能导致她被迫离开议会[1]。
Victorian MP Moira Deeming has resigned from the parliamentary Liberal Party and will continue serving as an independent member [1]. The decision follows the Liberal Party's vote to remove her from the candidate list for the upcoming November election [1].
Deeming's departure from the party comes after she alleged that fellow Liberal Matthew Guy physically attacked her at a community event in May [1]. Police review of surveillance footage from the incident, however, found no evidence of criminal conduct [1]. Despite this outcome, Deeming maintained she had raised the allegations in good faith and declined to apologize [1].
Beyond the party conflict, Deeming faces additional legal challenges that could force her departure from parliament altogether [1]. She is the subject of a potential bankruptcy action stemming from an unpaid loan obtained to fund a successful defamation lawsuit [1].