Cunliffe calls for full leadership vote

said yesterday to a few people that if loses, and wants to stay leader, he needs to call the leadership vote himself, and he effectively has done so.

He knows caucus would no confidence him in scheduled post-election. And having been no confidenced by caucus, he could never be credible as the leader, even if he won the members and union vote.

But by saying he wants a full vote himself, that is a signal he will not accept responsibility for their disaster, and will fight to keep the job. It is all on. David Shearer made it pretty clear he was not ruling out a challenge, and said he was considering it also.

But Labour's challenge is not just the leadership. It is also about their strategy and direction. As said you can't be relentlessly negative for three years, and then put on a positive face for two months and expect people to buy it. Also they need to learn that victory in the centre, not in competing on the hard left with the Greens.

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