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Phil Bale again attempts re-election as Cardiff Labour leader Phil Bale survives Cardiff Labour leadership challenge
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Cardiff council leader Phil Bale will again attempt to be re-elected at the annual general meeting of the city's Labour group later. Cardiff council leader Phil Bale has survived a leadership challenge at the annual general meeting of the city's Labour group.
Mr Bale failed to get re-elected as Labour leader - and thereby council leader - a week ago with the vote tied.Mr Bale failed to get re-elected as Labour leader - and thereby council leader - a week ago with the vote tied.
Opposition councillors have called for him to resign and several people within his own party feel he should step down. But on Monday he was re-elected despite a challenge by councillor Lynda Thorne.
Mr Bale told BBC Wales he was "happy with the result" and "excited about the city's future".
Opposition councillors have previously called for him to resign and several people within his own party felt he should have stepped down.
The Llanishen councillor survived a vote of no confidence in March after he struggled to pass his budget.The Llanishen councillor survived a vote of no confidence in March after he struggled to pass his budget.
Grangetown councillor Lynda Thorne is challenging him for the leadership.
But Mr Bale said he is "determined to stand firm" and he would not "sink to the level of making personal attacks".
Unison, the union that represents local government workers, has called for the dispute over the council leadership to be resolved.
It said the Labour group "appear to be hell bent on tearing each other apart".