Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson and former Commons leader Lucy Powell are set for a showdown for Labour’s deputy leadership, after the only other remaining candidate failed to get enough support.Left-wing backbencher Bell Riberio-Addy said she had not secured the 80 MP nominations needed by 17:00 BST on Thursday to progress.Phillipson, meanwhile, has secured 175 votes, while Powell has 117. In the next stage, the contenders have to win the backing of 5% of local parties or three Labour-affiliated groups, such as a trade union, to go through to a ballot of members.”I want to unite our party and our movement, deliver the change our country needs and beat Reform,” Phillipson said in a video posted on social media following Thursday evening’s deadline. “Now is the time to come together so we can unite to win again.”Powell, meanwhile, has vowed to act as a “bridge for all parts” of the party.”At a time when there are forces trying to spread division and hatred, Labour must be the voice of unity and hope,” she said in a statement. The contest was triggered by the resignation of Angela Rayner, after she failed to pay enough tax on her £800,000 flat in Hove.The winner of the contest will not become deputy prime minister, as Rayner was, because that position has been handed to Justice Secretary David Lammy.Posting on social media after nominations closed on Thursday, Ribeiro-Addy said: “Unfortunately, I have not secured the high number of nominations required to procee …
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[mwai_chat context=”Let’s have a discussion about this article:nnEducation Secretary Bridget Phillipson and former Commons leader Lucy Powell are set for a showdown for Labour’s deputy leadership, after the only other remaining candidate failed to get enough support.Left-wing backbencher Bell Riberio-Addy said she had not secured the 80 MP nominations needed by 17:00 BST on Thursday to progress.Phillipson, meanwhile, has secured 175 votes, while Powell has 117. In the next stage, the contenders have to win the backing of 5% of local parties or three Labour-affiliated groups, such as a trade union, to go through to a ballot of members.”I want to unite our party and our movement, deliver the change our country needs and beat Reform,” Phillipson said in a video posted on social media following Thursday evening’s deadline. “Now is the time to come together so we can unite to win again.”Powell, meanwhile, has vowed to act as a “bridge for all parts” of the party.”At a time when there are forces trying to spread division and hatred, Labour must be the voice of unity and hope,” she said in a statement. The contest was triggered by the resignation of Angela Rayner, after she failed to pay enough tax on her £800,000 flat in Hove.The winner of the contest will not become deputy prime minister, as Rayner was, because that position has been handed to Justice Secretary David Lammy.Posting on social media after nominations closed on Thursday, Ribeiro-Addy said: “Unfortunately, I have not secured the high number of nominations required to procee …nnDiscussion:nn” ai_name=”RocketNews AI: ” start_sentence=”Can I tell you more about this article?” text_input_placeholder=”Type ‘Yes'”]
