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BREAKING UPDATE:

The B.C. Conservative Party says John Rustad has been removed as party leader, hours after 20 MLAs signed a letter saying they had lost confidence in him.

In a statement Wednesday, the party said a majority of caucus informed its legal counsel they no longer supported Rustad, triggering a caucus vote that selected Trevor Halford as interim leader. The party’s board has now certified Rustad as “professionally incapacitated” under section 11.02 of its constitution and formally appointed Halford in his place, according to its statement.

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Rustad told reporters earlier in the day that he had no plans to step down, and has yet to respond to this latest development.

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