MATTHEW Guy is again the leader of the Victorian Liberals, after toppling Michael O’Brien in a leadership coup.<\/p>\n
MPs voted 20 to 11 for a leadership spill at a party room meeting on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n
Mr Guy was then voted in as leader, unopposed.<\/p>\n
He arrived at the party room meeting flanked by key supporters including MPs Tim Smith, James Newbury, Bev McArthur, Richard Riordan and Bill Tilley.<\/p>\n
The 47-year-old former opposition leader and member for Bulleen resigned after a disastrous loss in the 2018 state election, which saw the party shed 10 of its 37 seats in the lower house.<\/p>\n
He was replaced by Mr O’Brien, who has faced sustained criticism for failing to land political blows on Premier Daniel Andrews and his Labor government amid the pandemic.<\/p>\n
– BY AAP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
MATTHEW Guy is again the leader of the Victorian Liberals, after toppling Michael O’Brien in a leadership coup. MPs voted 20 to 11 for a leadership spill at a party room meeting on Tuesday morning. Mr Guy was then voted in as leader, unopposed. He arrived at the party room meeting flanked by key supporters […]<\/p>\n