Carr still in Gillard camp Foreign Minister Bob Carr (pic) has reiterated his support for Prime Minister Julia Gillard. FOREIGN Minister Bob Carr has reiterated his support for Prime Minister Julia Gillard, saying she's now a more seasoned politician. Senator Carr said he had not been under any pressure to resign and there was no need to purge cabinet to win the next election. He said it was unnecessary for Chris Bowen to quit cabinet. I wish him well. I think that's unnecessary. I think the prime minister would regard it as unnecessary. It's a decision he's made. He wants to concentrate on holding his seat at the election and I can understand that," he said. Senator Carr said leadership speculation had been an "irritant" to Labor supporters, who just wanted the party to unite. "We've got to put this behind us and with unity between now and the September election we can see that no damage has (been) done by this and confirm that the prime minister has emerged stronger rather than weaker," he said. The prime minister is now a more seasoned politician than she's ever been in the past. Senator Carr said he had not spoken with Ms Gillard or Kevin Rudd about the leadership spill.