Joan Burton to step down as Labour leader
Disastrous election leaves successors jockeying for position
Joan Burton has confirmed she is to resign as Labour leader once her successor is elected, kickstarting the race to succeed her.
The former tánaiste told Labour parliamentary party colleagues of her decision this afternoon at a meeting in Leinster House before confirming her plans to resign at a press conference a short time later.
She said the party had made the right decision to go into government in 2011 citing its achievements ...
