Gillard keeps quiet on post-election role PM Julia Gillard declined to comment on her political future should Labor lose the federal election. PRIME Minister Julia Gillard won't commit to a future in politics if the Labor party loses the upcoming federal election. The first woman to fill the nation's top job has shied away from giving an undertaking that she will remain a regular face in Canberra if her party fails at the September 14 poll. You would have to talk to me about that in the days afterwards. I dont spend time thinking about the days beyond," Ms Gillard told The Guardian website when asked of her future. Voters have given the coalition a clear lead over Labor in recent polls, although Ms Gillard has been regaining popularity as preferred prime minister over Liberal leader Tony Abbott. I am not going to sit here war-gaming what would I do if we were in government, what would I do if we were in opposition. I don't spend my time thinking about it, so I couldn't give you a thought-through answer. "That's not what I spend my efforts doing," Ms Gillard answered when asked of her political future should her party stall at the election.