Former NSW Labor leader Michael Daley has confirmed he will again run for the leadership.
Key points:
- Mr Daley lost the leadership previously after an election loss in 2019
- Chris Minns is expected to nominate for the post tomorrow
- A rank-and-file vote is likely if Mr Minns decides to run
Jodi McKay stepped down as opposition leader on Friday, days after her party lost last week's by-election in the Upper Hunter.
She also blamed internal "destabilising" for her decision to go.
Mr Daley, the member for Maroubra, made the announcement at a rally surrounded by his supporters.
"I am announcing today that I will nominate tomorrow to be the leader of the Labor party in New South Wales," he said.
"Thank you so much Jodi for all that you have done for us, not just in the two years you were leader, but in the sterling career that you have had over more than a decade.
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)"I was very sad to see Jodi resign on Friday, it should not have come to that.
"I was very sad to hear her say that she thought the only way to unify our party was to sacrifice her own leadership and that she felt that she had to do that because she was constantly battling a small group of people and that she'd had enough.
"Jodi McKay should still be our leader."
Mr Daley led the Labor party to an election loss in 2019 after beating MP Chris Minns in a leadership spill in late 2018. His position also became untenable following the fallout from disparaging remarks he had made about foreigners taking local jobs.
"You learn from your mistakes and there's no point denying I made a few mistakes," he said.
"Some of the things that I said and did in that campaign, I can guarantee you will never happen again."
Mr Minns also remains as a likely candidate for the leadership although he hasn't confirmed he will run.
If he chooses to do so, a rank-and-file vote will have to take place.
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)Member for Coogee Marjorie O'Neill said she supported Mr Daley, but also a rank-and-file vote for the leadership.
"I and my branch members are heartbroken that the first rank-and-file elected leader of the NSW Labor Party felt as though she needed to be stepped down, when she is a rank-and-file elected person," she said.
"Since Friday, when Jodi unfortunately felt like she needed to resign, there has been overwhelming outpouring to me from my branch members that there must be a rank-and-file ballot for a newly elected leader of the NSW Labor Party.
"[Michael Daley] 100 per cent has my support."
"I think he's the best man for the job and I believe there should be a rank- and-file ballot. I don't think that someone should be just imposed from head office."
Mr Daley said he expects Mr Minns, the member for Kogarah, to nominate for the leadership tomorrow.
"Some of the members have been on to me saying that following what happened to Jodi, they felt like ripping their membership tickets up," Mr Daley said.
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)"Please don't do that, please stay in the party, please help me heal our party and win government in 2023.
"There are people in the media today suggesting we don't have time and we shouldn't have a membership ballot.
"A membership ballot has never been more important for the members of the Labor party because healing has never been more important for us."
The former leader said he has spoken to colleagues who are supportive of him.
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