'No leadership revolt' against Rudd

(AAP) - Government ministers have rejected suggestions the prime minister faces a leadership revolt when the party meets in Canberra on Tuesday.

Climate change minister Penny Wong said she had seen plenty of media hype in recent
days and this claim couldn't be further from the truth.
"We are absolutely focused and united behind Kevin," she told reporters in Adelaide.
"Mr Rudd will remain being Prime Minister and leader of the Party, and I hope we
will win the next election and he'll be Prime Minister next term."
Similarly, environment minister Peter Garrett said there was no challenge ahead.
"There's 100 per cent support for the Prime Minister. I don't propose to engage in
any other discussions about that," he told reporters in Sydney.
The claims of an impending backbench revolt appeared in Saturday's Australian
newspaper which said key Labor MPs were prepared to move against Mr Rudd to make way
for Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard.
The newspaper said it had contacted a number of MPs who said Labor's support had
plummeted and a change in leadership was needed to avoid the risk of losing the
upcoming election.
But any challenge reportedly depends on Labor showing a great improvement in polls
due out this week.
The last Nielsen poll a fortnight placed the coalition ahead of Labor by 53 to 47
per cent.
Opposition leader Tony Abbott said Mr Rudd was frightened of both the electorate and
his own party.
"Fear of the party will drive him to the polls earlier. Fear of the electorate will
keep him from the polls for as long as possible. We are ready whenever it happens,"
he told reporters.