The South Australian Legislative Council Bob Sneath has said that there might be enough support in the Labour Party to push through a leadership spill that would see Premier Mike Rann removed from power.

 

Mr Sneath has described the waiting process as ‘unhelpful’, saying that he would be willing to be one of six people required to sign a document to force a special Caucus meeting for a leadership spill.

 

Despite the gathering support for a spill, Mr Rann has pledged to stay in power until BHP’s Olympic Dam expansion project is finalised, which is likely to take months and could possibly keep Mr Rann in office until early 2012.

 

Education Minister Jay Weatherhill, who won the confidence of the Labour caucus to replace Mr Rann, announced he would not make a challenge Mr Rann’s leadership, but would rather rely on a controlled transition of power.