McKay ‘determined’ to ensure her party delivers what’s necessary to be elected 25/05/2021|5min
NSW Opposition Leader Jodi McKay says she is “even more determined” to ensure her party delivers what is necessary to be elected in 2023.
Her comments come as she dismisses suggestions she will resign following pressure to step down from her position after the party’s significant loss at Saturday’s Upper Hunter by-election.
Ms McKay reiterated she is the leader of the party and has the support of the caucus.
“My conviction is absolute … I have conviction about what this Labor Party will do and what my role is in rebuilding this Labor Party,” she said.
NSW Opposition Leader Jodi McKay is set to front the media where she will declare her intention to stay in the post amidst reports her rivals have begun canvassing support within the party room.
Labor suffered a seven-point swing against it in the recent Upper Hunter by-election which fuelled speculation over Ms McKay’s leadership in the subsequent days.
Sky News understands key leadership contender Chris Minns has been counting the numbers at the weekend and hitting the phones but had not yet secured a majority of support.
Ms McKay is expected to address the media on Tuesday and announce she won’t resign from the leadership despite calls from senior party officials to quit.
Former Labor powerbroker Graham Richardson told Sydney radio on Tuesday Morning it was “time for Jodi to take a step aside”.
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NSW Labor leader Jodi McKay won t be standing down
NSW Labor leader Jodi McKay will not be stepping down from her position after the party s crushing by-election defeat at the weekend.
Ms McKay today said no one in her party had asked her to step aside and she was not challenged for the leadership. That is so far removed from the truth, Ms McKay said of reports she had been asked to quit.
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NSW Opposition Leader Jodi McKay has remained defiant, saying she is not stepping down.(Wolter Peeters)
Ms McKay admitted she knew she was not as popular as (Premier) Gladys Berejiklian , but added, for me, popularity is not what is important .