Ben Carroll becomes new premier of Victoria after Jacinta Allan resigns

Allan stepped down from top job before expected spill, saying her deputy has her ‘unqualified support’Live updates: Jacinta Allan quits as premier of VictoriaWho is Ben Carroll?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBen Carroll has been sworn in as the premier of Victoria, after Jacinta Allan resigned and a surprise rival for the Labor leadership emerged after a tumultuous 48 hours for Labor just four months out from the state election.Speaking outside a party room meeting on Tuesday, Labor MP Juliana Addison announced that Carroll had been “unanimously endorsed by the state parliamentary Labor party as