Hence why i would talk about suspending while investigating not immediate dismissal.

Its all about priorities. If they are a liberal party moreso than a Union party then they would want to avoid even the appearance of being anti-socially liberal. Because they don’t it shows that they really don’t care about their appearance of being a liberal party and it’s just a side hussle to keep the edge quiet. It would be dropped if it interfered with their main objectives (whatever they are).