Victorian Labor’s Socialist Left stakes claim to Mark Dreyfus’s federal seat of Isaacs in factional tussle

Exclusive: Left faction moves to cement dominance amid speculation over the future of former attorney general from Labor’s Right

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Labor’s Socialist Left is moving to cement its dominance in Victoria, using renegotiations of the factions’ stability pact to push for the federal seat of Isaacs now held by Labor Right member Mark Dreyfus.

It comes amid speculation that the former attorney general, who was dumped from cabinet in May, could resign before the next federal election.