Daniel Andrews faces a vote of no confidence as MPs brand him 'the worst premier Victoria has ever had' after hotel quarantine blunder led to 800 deaths and one of the world's longest lockdowns

Daniel Andrews will on Tuesday face a vote of no confidence attempting to oust him as Victoria's premier.

The Liberal-National opposition claims Mr Andrews has mishandled the coronavirus pandemic after the state's second wave killed almost 800 people. 

If the vote of no confidence tabled by opposition leader Michael O'Brien passes then there could be an early election. Currently, the next election is due in late 2022.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews arrives to a press conference in Melbourne on Monday

The Liberal-National Opposition claims Mr Andrews has mishandled the coronavirus pandemic after the state's second wave killed almost 800 people. Pictured: Police on St Kilda beach

But Mr Andrews' Labor Party has a majority of 11 in Victoria's lower house, meaning the motion is very unlikely to pass.

It comes after the premier's right-hand man, top public servant Chris Eccles, resigned on Monday over the hotel quarantine debacle.

The state's second wave was caused by outbreaks at two quarantine hotels after private security guards failed to adhere to social distancing requirements and caught the virus. 

Melbourne has been in lockdown for 13 weeks - longer than the Chinese city of Wuhan where the virus was identified - and Liberal MPs say it must end.

Backbencher James Newbury said Mr Andrews is 'the worst Premier Victoria has ever had'.

'He failed to manage the pandemic, left the quarantine door open, and allowed a third world contact tracing system. As a result, almost eight hundred people tragically died,' he told Daily Mail Australia.

How does a vote of no-confidence work? 

The Victorian Opposition is allowed to move a no-confidence vote once every parliamentary term.

If a majority of lower house MPs support it then the lower house has eight calendar days to pass a motion of confidence.

If this does not happen then parliament is dissolved and an election is called.

If the vote of no-confidence is not supported by a majority then politics continues as normal. 

'The Liberal Party has moved a No Confidence Motion that will be voted on today. This is the Victorian Parliament's opportunity to boot out its worst Premier.'

Opposition leader Michael O'Brien has called on Labor MPs to back the motion and cross the floor.

The opposition only gets one chance to move a motion of no confidence in the premier each parliamentary term and will have to wait until after the 2022 state election if it fails.

It comes as the premier concedes Victoria's roadmap out of lockdown will likely be redrawn and restrictions could be eased with daily COVID-19 figures in the mid-teens.

The state recorded 12 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday in a sixth straight day of double-digit infections.

One new death took the state's death toll to 811 and the national figure to 899. 

The city needed a daily average of five cases as well as five or fewer mystery cases to move to the 'third step' of the state government's roadmap out of restrictions this month.

While those targets are now unachievable, the premier said some restrictions - mostly social-related rather than economic - will still be eased.

Mr Andrews acknowledged at some point Victorian authorities may have to 'call it' and revise the target of five average cases per day.

On Monday Mr Andrews was accused of not being honest with Victorians about when coronavirus lockdown can lift. 

In his daily press conference on Monday, Mr Andrews was asked if he believes Melbourne can come out of lockdown while recording 10 cases per day.

'Some people might feel that you haven't been as honest as you could be about saying we can put up with 10 cases per ,' ABC journalist Raffael Epstein said. 

'It looks like you will let us have a whole lot of personal freedoms but not business freedoms next weekend, and there is a fair bit of commentary around today about why doesn't he say we can work with 10 and live with 10,' Epstein added.

Mr Andrews replied: 'I would be disappointed to think that people felt that way. I have tried to be nothing but frank and clear as I can be.'

The premier insisted he has always said a common sense approach would be applied to lifting restrictions. 

'It may get to a point where all of our advice is that the case numbers as good as it is going to get. 

'And therefore we have to brace ourselves for a fight, and opening up,' he said.

Daniel Andrews' right-hand man Chris Eccles (pictured at the hotel inquiry) has resigned from his position

Earlier on Monday Mr Eccles resigned from his post as Victoria's top public servant after phone records showed he spoke to police boss Graham Ashton on the day the state's bungled quarantine program was set up.

Mr Eccles had previously told an inquiry into the progamme that he could not remember speaking to Mr Ashton.  

The inquiry has been struggling to find out who decided to use private security guards instead of police or the ADF to man quarantine hotels. 

The critical six-minute window on 27 March 

1.12pm: Victoria Police boss Graham Ashton texted Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw to say: 'Mate. Question. Why wouldn't AFP Guard people At The hotel??' 

1.16pm: Mr Ashton also messaged Mr Eccles: 'Chris I am getting word from Canberra for a plan whereby arrivals from overseas are to be subjected to enforced isolation from tomorrow. The suggestion is Victorian arrivals are conveyed to a hotel Somewhere where they are guarded by police for 14 days. Are you aware of anything in this regard?? Graham'. 

1.17pm: Mr Eccles called Mr Ashton for two minutes

1.22pm: Mr Ashton sent another message to Mr Kershaw: 'Mate. My advice is the ADF do passenger transfer and private security will be used.' 

Mr Eccles denied making the decision to use private security.

His phone records show he spoke to Mr Ashton for two minutes in response to a text at 1.16pm on 27 March.  

Text messages submitted to the inquiry show that someone told Mr Ashton between 1.16pm and 1.22pm on March 27 that private security would be used.

Mr Eccles and Mr Ashton's two-minute phone call occurred in this critical six-minute window.

Mr Ashton texted the Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw at 1.12pm on March 27. 

'Mate. Question. Why wouldn't AFP Guard people At The hotel??' he wrote. 

At 1.16pm, Mr Ashton also messaged Mr Eccles: 'Chris I am getting word from Canberra for a plan whereby arrivals from overseas are to be subjected to enforced isolation from tomorrow. The suggestion is Victorian arrivals are conveyed to a hotel Somewhere where they are guarded by police for 14 days. Are you aware of anything in this regard?? Graham'.

The phone records reveal Mr Eccles called Mr Ashton a minute after receiving this message.

Six minutes later, at 1.22pm, Mr Ashton sent another message to Mr Kershaw: 'Mate. My advice is the ADF do passenger transfer and private security will be used.'

'Ok that's new,' Mr Kershaw replied.

'I think that's the deal set up by our DPC. I understand NSW will be a different arrangement,' Mr Ashton said.

Mr Andrews said Mr Eccles' resignation was 'appropriate' and thanked him for his service. 

In his resignation statement, Mr Eccles insisted he did not make the decision to use private security. 

But he said remaining in his role would be a 'significant distraction' to the government. 

Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews is pictured at a press conference on Saturday