Labour grassroots must approve any deal with FG
Though accused by some critics on the left of centralising power since succeeding Pat Rabbitte in 2007, there is still a delegate lock on a programme for government.
Mr Gilmore does not have to convene a special meeting of his expanded parliamentary party — which has grown from 21 to 36 — to endorse any agreement with Fine Gael, but he must hold a delegate conference.
