On Monday morning, Deputy Premier Ben Carroll reconsidered his previous position not to run as a contender for Premier against Jacinta Allan.

Political reporter Heidi Murphy told 3AW Mornings host Tom Elliott she understood he had told the Premier he would be a candidate against her if there is a leadership spill.

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“My understanding is overnight he [Carroll] took a number of calls from MPs across different factions urging him to reconsider that stance and urging him to put his name forward,” she said.

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