Victoria’s Premier Daniel Andrews is facing a no-confidence motion in state parliament today.

The motion comes a day after the resignation of Chris Eccles, the secretary of Victoria’s Department of Premier and Cabinet, and two weeks following the resignation of former health minister Jenny Mikakos.

Victoria’s Opposition Liberal leader Michael O’Brien told the multicultural media last week that many of the Andrews government restrictions – such as the curfew – were arbitrary, and had unnecessarily caused problems to workers and business owners alike.

Today he is moving forth with a no-confidence vote at a time when the premier is facing mounting pressure due to the sudden resignation of Mr Eccles over evidence in the hotel quarantine inquiry.

Premier Andrews has dubbed the motion “cheap politics” and he expects it will be knocked back as Labor holds an 11-seat majority.

READ MORE: ‘It’s time to open up’, critics say Dan Andrews’ roadmap ‘doesn’t make sense’

“More than 75,000 Victorians have called out the lies, mistakes and cover ups that have left us with no confidence in Daniel Andrews and his Labor Government,” Mr O’Brien said.

“Every single Labor MP will have an opportunity this week to show who they stand with – Daniel Andrews or the Victorian people they were elected to represent.”

Legal case begins today

Meanwhile, a legal case challenging the validity of Melbourne’s COVID-19 lockdown, will be filed in the High Court of Australia today – one of many cases either suing the state government or class action suits concerning the bungled handling of the COVID-19 crisis in Victoria.

This time, Sorrento restaurateur Julian Gerner is behind the legal action condemning the state’s “unnecessary” lockdown which breached the constitutional right to freedom of movement.

READ MORE: Chaos, class action and coronial inquiry into what went wrong at St Basil’s

“The Victorian Government has engaged in an unnecessary lockdown of the State and the economy, denying our basic freedoms as Australian citizens under our Federal Constitution, including our right to freedom of movement,” Mr Gerner said in a statement.

“We will apply to the Court for a declaration confirming these freedoms and to set aside the disproportionate and unreasonable responses and restrictions imposed by the Victorian Government.”