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.

Talks over a new agreement between the Socialist Left – the faction aligned with the premier, Jacinta Allan – and Labor Unity, which includes the Australian Workers’ Union, Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association (SDA), Transport Workers’ Union (TWU) and their members, have been ongoing for weeks.

The left wants the new deal to better reflect its dominance in the Victorian branch, following internal elections at the August

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