Dumped Liberal Jessica Whelan denies lying about anti-Muslim posts

The disendorsed candidate for Lyons says she warned the party about her ‘strong opinions’ on social media

Dumped Tasmanian Liberal candidate Jessica Whelan has denied she lied to Scott Morrison about anti-Muslim Facebook posts and said she warned the party about her “strong opinions” on social media before she was pre-selected.

Whelan resigned as the Liberal candidate for the seat of Lyons on Friday after the party made clear she would be disendorsed for posts attacking Muslims and Muslim immigration.

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