But Liberal leader Ted Baillieu survived a shadow Cabinet meeting and a gathering of up to 20 MPs without criticism over the controversy. Mr Wells demanded that sacked bloggers Simon Morgan and John Osborn be expelled from the party altogether, in a move that re-ignited internal debate about the issue. The blogging scandal, despite representing the biggest setback for the Liberals since 2002, was not even raised by Mr Baillieu at shadow Cabinet. Nor was the issue mentioned during a meeting of up to 20 Liberal MPs in Parliament House last night to discuss the future direction of the party. The Liberals’ investigation into the blogging scandal — which has claimed four scalps — is likely to be finished late this week or early next week. read more

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