crean now??? lmao @ labor ineptitude, page-2

SENIOR Labor figures tonight are pushing Simon Crean to take over and end the damaging Julia Gillard-Kevin Rudd leadership impasse.

Mr Crean, a former Opposition Leader, is being promoted as a stabiliser to take Labor to the September 14 election.

And there is growing pressure for the leadership issue to be resolved before Parliament rises on Thursday.

"The critical factor will be what people think their constituents will say to them when they go home," said a Labor source.

In February last year Mr Crean, Regional Development Minister, helped smother Mr Rudd's attempt in a Caucus ballot to oust Ms Gillard.

But he has now decided a change of leadership could be necessary.

Today Mr Crean criticised the process backed by the Prime Minister to launch the media reform package.