UPDATE 1.27pm: QUEENSLAND Opposition leader John Paul Langbroek...

UPDATE 1.27pm: QUEENSLAND Opposition leader John Paul Langbroek has stepped down after Brisbane Lord Mayor Campbell Newman announced he would contest the Labor-held seat of Ashgrove.
Mr Langbroek thanked his staff and family and predecessor Lawrence Springborg.

??I?m not a showman I?m not a headkicker and I don?t apologise for that,?? he said.

"I wish Campbell Newman well."

Mr Springborg also stepped down as deputy leader. "``Obviously, people have charted a different course. The ball is in their court,'' he said.

Mr Langbroek's resignation came an hour after Brisbane Lord Mayor Campbell Newman announced he'd seek Liberal National Party (LNP) preselection for the state seat of Ashgrove, currently held Labor's Environment Minister Kate Jones. The LNP need a swing of 7 per cent to win the seat.

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