Federal Opposition Leader Simon Crean has resigned his leadership of the ALP and called a Caucus ballot for next Tuesday to choose a new leader.
“I won’t be a candidate for the leadership,” Crean said.
Crean said it had become obvious to him “that I no longer have the confidence of the leadership group and a majority of my Shadow Ministry”.
Crean has been leader of the ALP since November 2001, after Kim Beazley’s defeat in the federal election that month.
He faced a leadership challenge from Kim Beazley last June but survived by 58 votes to 34. [Read more…]