The new party rules are saving Shearer

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clipping is from The Listener.

Jane Clifton makes the valuable point that Cunliffe could win the party-wide vote but can't get a majority in caucus to trigger it. Either of or Little could probably gain a majority in caucus to trigger a leadership ballot – but probably can't win the party-wide vote. Hence you have the irony of the new rules put in place by the activists specifically to challenge , are in fact keeping him in the job.

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