Burton tipped to take reins after Gilmore resigns

The battle for the job of pulling the Labour Party back from the brink will begin today when nominations open for a leader to replace Eamon Gilmore who conceded his party needs "a new voice".

Burton tipped to take reins after Gilmore resigns

Social Protection Minister Joan Burton was immediately installed as the favourite to take the helm following a humiliating result for the junior coalition party in the local and European elections.

Alex White, the junior health minister, is expected to be her biggest competition, with the support of a handful of the party’s younger generation of TDs rallying behind him.

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