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Deputy Premier Ben Carroll will run for the top job.

In short:

Ben Carroll will run to be the next Labor leader.

This comes after Labor MPs met with Premier Jacinta Allan and asked her to resign.

The Premier says she will fight any challenge to her leadership.

Ben Carroll will run against Jacinta Allan for the Labor leadership.

Labor MPs met with Jacinta Allan and told her she had lost their support.

Ben Carroll said he was asked by colleagues to run for leader.

Ben Carroll said the Premier has lost the support of most Labor MPs.

Jacinta Allan wrote to the Labor Party to say she will fight any challenge.

Jacinta Allan is facing a challenge to her leadership.

Jacinta Allan said she will run for the leadership if there is an election.

If there is more than one candidate, Labor Party members will vote.

A group of ministers met with Jacinta Allan to ask her to step down.

Labor MPs were at parliament for a meeting.

Ben Carroll is thinking about running for leader.

Labor has been doing poorly in polls.

Jacinta Allan's response to corruption has caused problems.

There are four months until the state election.

'Too little, too late'

Opposition Leader Jess Wilson said Victorians do not want another unelected premier.

Jess Wilson did not say if she prefers to run against Jacinta Allan or Ben Carroll.

It does not matter to her.

Ben Carroll has been supporting Jacinta Allan's decisions.

Jacinta Allan has been under pressure to investigate corruption.

Federal Liberal senator James Paterson said any move to replace Jacinta Allan is too late.

James Paterson said the factional bosses have finally listened to Victorians.

Ben Carroll's past role in government will not help him.

He was part of every decision made by the government.

James Paterson said it will not change much because Victorians want a change of government.

Jacinta Allan became premier after Daniel Andrews stepped down.

Federal Labor MP Kristy McBain said Jacinta Allan has done a great job.

Kristy McBain said strong leadership is needed in each state.

The Victorian parliamentary party will decide.

Jacinta Allan was first elected in 1999.

Her first role was in the education portfolio.

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