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Fri 08 Aug 2007Rabbitte makes way for new Labour leaderLabour Party members will elect a new leader in October, following Pat Rabbitte's decision to stand down yesterday. Mr Rabbitte said he wanted to take full responsibility for his party's failure to win more seats in the election or secure a change of government.Dún Laoghaire TD Eamon Gilmore, who ran for the leadership in 2002, is expected to run again, while Wexford TD Brendan Howlin, who was the runner-up on that occasion, is reflecting on his position as are other leading members of the party.