How a leadership spill could play out in the state Labor Party

The state Labor Party caucus will meet on Tuesday morning, with Deputy Premier Ben Carroll preparing to challenge Jacinta Allan for the Victorian Labor leadership.

Channel 7 state political reporter Paul Dowsley told 3AW Breakfast hosts Ross Stevenson and Russel Howcroft there is a specific process that needs to be followed.

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“So they have to have a vote to decide that there will be a spill motion, a spill motion means the leadership is essentially up for grabs,” he said.

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