Gillard rallies troops against Rudd challenge

Labor ministers loyal to Julia Gillard have reportedly been deployed to lobby MPs to stand by the PM, signalling a leadership challenge by Kevin Rudd could be imminent.

Attorney-General Nicola Roxon was among several supporters of Ms Gillard openly canvassing numbers in parliament this week, warning returning Mr Rudd to the top job would destroy the party, News Ltd reports.

“A lot of people have definitely been deployed to start speaking to the troops on behalf of the PM. There were conversations happening all over Parliament House,” an unnamed source was quoted by News Ltd as saying.

Sources said a challenge by the Foreign Affairs Minister could come sooner rather than later and that “events were moving swiftly”.

At least two “brazen” MPs had reportedly been heard openly telling colleagues in the corridors that change had to happen.

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