Dan Andrews’ ‘F-bomb rant’ exposed: Premier ‘launched into expletive-laden rant’ as he battled to install socialist Jacinta Allan as his successor
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Dan Andrews reportedly launched into an expletive-laden ‘tirade’ during a meeting to determine his successor.
The outgoing Victorian Premier’s alleged attempt to engineer an all-Socialist Left leadership team of Jacinta Allan and Tim Pallas backfired when he realised Labor Party rules would require them to hold a ballot of members after ministers on the Right of the party threw their hats into the ring.
‘Daniel exploded in caucus,’ a Labor source told The Australian.
Dan Andrews (pictured) reportedly launched into an expletive-laden ‘tirade’ during a meeting to determine his successor
Jacinta Allan, the woman elected to replace Dan Andrews as Victorian premier, appears with new deputy leader Ben Carroll
‘His rant was second to none. It was f***ing this, f***ing that. He basically said to them: ‘You all have the right to aspire to be promoted. You don’t have the right to bring divisions into this room’.’
Another added: ‘It was a classic Daniel manoeuvre, complete with a classic botching of the detail around party rules.’
The sources told the newspaper that the eventual compromise of Ms Allan as Premier and Right-aligned Ben Carroll as her deputy was struck at Mr Andrew’s urging.
‘He told them: ‘You guys, sort this out. There’s a fricking deal to be made here. Do it now’,’ a Labor source said.
‘The last thing he did was what he should have done at the very beginning.’
Mr Andrews did not comment on the newspaper’s claims.
‘The 49th Premier was elected unopposed by the caucus, and she has my full support,’ he said.
Mr Andrews announced his shock resignation on Tuesday, after winning three elections for the Victorian Labor Party.
Despite his success, he will leave a divisive legacy due to Melbourne’s Covid-19 lockdowns, which were among the longest of any city in the world.
Ms Allan is the first woman to lead the state since Labor’s Joan Kirner stepped down more than 30 years ago in 1992.
Daniel Andrews and his successor as Victorian Premier Jacinta Allen are pictured in 2022
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