Jacinta Allan declares she’ll stand against any leadership challenger after Labor factions move against her

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The Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, has thrown down the gauntlet to Labor powerbrokers, vowing to fight any attempt to oust her as leader amid a push for her to stand down before parliament resumes this week. Just four months before a state election, factional conveners from Labor’s left and right met on Sunday night to discuss whether Allan still had the support of a majority of the caucus. It is understood that the group agreed she did not. Several Labor sources have confirmed a cross-factional group of ministers met Allan before Monday’s scheduled cabinet meeting to tell her they believed she has lost the majority of support and urged her…

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