Overview
- A spill motion is being prepared for the party-room meeting on Tuesday morning, according to multiple Liberal MPs.
- A cross‑factional delegation informed Battin on Monday that he had lost the numbers, with additional MPs moving to withdraw support.
- Shadow treasurer Jess Wilson has agreed to nominate for leader and is reported by party sources to have sufficient backing.
- If successful, the challenge would make Wilson the third Liberal leader in 11 months and the first woman to lead the Victorian division.
- A leadership reset is being pushed by MPs who argue the opposition has leaned too heavily on crime as Labor has matched key law‑and‑order policies, with deputy leader Sam Groth’s position also likely to be put to a vote.