Independent candidate Lisa Thornton could make Liberal hopeful Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas’ path to parliament far more difficult.
The Perth lord mayor read aloud a letter he had sent to Roger Cook’s office airing several grievances which had developed since his election in 2020.
It has been deployed during two successful mayoral campaigns and now his state politics tilt but could Basil’s Top Ten column’s days be numbered?
The Churchlands candidate maintained he did not lie about the polling facilitated by his former campaign manager that triggered a Liberal leadership challenge.
Libby Mettam says there are still questions to be answered. “There is still a businessman,a cowardly businessman hiding in the shadows,who is willing for Ben Small,Basil Zempilas and Cam Sinclair to wear the full brunt of this,” she said.
Ammo Marketing founder and Basil Zempilas’ two-time mayoral campaign manager Cam Sinclair confirmed to WAtoday that his agency arranged the polling that triggered a leadership challenge.