Having renounced her British citizenship Susan Lamb is out of the blocks early to win back the Queensland seat of Longman

SUSAN Lamb catches the LNP on the hop by hitting the hustings after being cleared to recontest the seat of Longman.

Former Labor member for Longman Susan Lamb clear to recontest her Queensland seat of Longman. Picture: AAP

LABOR’S Susan Lamb renounced her British citizenship in just six days after insisting she had already taken all possible steps for more than six months.

It clears the way for Ms Lamb to recontest her Queensland seat of Longman, while the LNP has been caught short and is still a week way from choosing a candidate.

Ms Lamb received confirmation from the UK Home Office yesterday that her application to renounce her dual citizenship was successful.

The powerful United Voice union, rallying around its first elected Federal MP in Ms Lamb, has already begun mobilising its members for a campaign and held a strategy meeting on Monday, while former Member for Longman has been doorknocking since the weekend.

The LNP could be saved by suggestions the super Saturday of by-elections could be delayed until July, instead of the previously speculated June 16.

There are three LNP candidates under consideration, including former State MP Trevor Ruthenberg and Morayfield state candidate Jason Snow.

But there are frustrations within the party that a candidate has not already been selected and little was done to expedite the process, effectively giving Labor almost two weeks of clean air.

“We need to hit the ground soon,” one party source said.

Another said they would have to focus on targeting Opposition leader Bill Shorten and play a preferences game.

Ms Lamb tried to renounce her British citizenship prior to the 2016 election, but was told she needed her parents’ marriage certificate.

Jobs Minister Michaelia Cash said the renunciation – which was eventually done without the marriage certificate – showed Ms Lamb was never entitled to sit in the Australian Parliament.

“And what does that say about Bill Shorten? It says that his ‘rolled gold guarantee’ was worth absolutely nothing and the Australian people cannot believe a word that comes out of Bill Shorten’s mouth,” Ms Cash said.

Mr Shorten said the UK Home Office had no longer required the additional documentation and Ms Lamb was now “eligible beyond any doubt”.

Speaker Tony Smith is understood to still be consulting with the Australian Electoral Commission, as well as party leaders, over when the five by-elections should be held.

Originally published as Having renounced her British citizenship Susan Lamb is out of the blocks early to win back the Queensland seat of Longman