41 m. ago Labour’s new deputy leader to be announced – UK politics live

Polling suggests Lucy Powell enjoyed a healthy lead over Bridget Phillipson as voting closed on ThursdayThere will be no big event to mark the new deputy leader result on Saturday, just a camera in Labour HQ with the results and a short speech from the winner. Some of Lucy Powell’s backers are irritated by the low-key plan. There are fears that she may be in effect frozen out – and uncertainty over whether she would be able to do her own broadcast rounds or election organising. “They need to respect the mandate if she wins,” one ally said.Senior strategists had hoped five weeks ago to avoid a contest altogether, with a high threshold for MP nominations. Keir Starmer made appointments in the reshuffle for the party chair and the deputy prime minister, crowding out the role of deputy leader.This sounds like an operational error, but the buck has to stop somewhere, and it has to stop at the top, at the justice secretary, the home secretary and the prime minister.They have said that the...

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1 hour ago Manchester MP Lucy Powell expected to be named Labour's new deputy leader

The Manchester Central MP is expected to be named Labour's new deputy leader when the results of the contest are announced on Saturday.

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2 h. ago Inside race to replace Angela Rayner as new deputy Labour leader announced today

Members' polls point to sacked Cabinet minister Lucy Powell being crowned Labour's deputy leader - but Bridget Phillipson's team believe there is still a path to victory

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5 h. ago Scottish Labour figures believe Keir Starmer will quit if SNP wins Holyrood election

EXCLUSIVE: Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has been urged to be bolder while another insider urged party MPs north of the border to "shut the f**k up".

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42 h. ago Powell on course to become Labour deputy leader as polls close

A survey of party members found 57% back the former Commons leader, against 40% supporting Bridget Phillipson.

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59 h. ago Lucy Powell vows to stand against the politics of "division and hate" in final push to be Deputy Leader of Labour Party

"Trying to out Reform Reform doesn’t work"

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67 h. ago Angela Rayner shaking as she breaks silence in emotional resignation speech

Ms Rayner, who was also the housing secretary and deputy leader of the Labour Party, resigned in September after admitting that she did not pay enough tax on a new home

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3 d. ago Labour MPs call for Reform council leader to resign over ‘chaos’ and suspensions

Seven MPs have written to Nigel Farage after a video leaked to The Guardian showed Kent County Council leader ‘berating’ Reform councillors.

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4 d. ago Labour deputy leadership contest may only cause more trouble for Starmer

Victory for Lucy Powell or Bridget Phillipson, the rivals at the centre of the race, could be reckoning for the party When Lucy Powell got a phone call from a withheld number in her constituency office in Manchester on the day Angela Rayner resigned, Powell told her staff: “This is me getting the sack.” Never would the former Commons leader have believed less than two months later that she might be on the brink of returning as Labour’s deputy leader.Her rival, Bridget Phillipson, also never expected to be in this position. Hurt by some of the internal briefing against her position as education secretary, she debated for more than a day whether to join the race at all. Being cast as the favoured candidate has not been comfortable. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago SNP calls for act of parliament to strip Prince Andrew of titles

The SNP Westminster leader has urged Labour to bring forward an Act of Parliament to strip both the Prince and Lord Mandelson of their titles.

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5 d. ago Failing Keir Starmer only has 'months' to show he can stop Labour's collapse, former leader Lord Kinnock warns

Lord Kinnock delivered a stark message about the lack of 'basic political skills' in No10 amid rising alarm about the damage from policy bungles and scandals.

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5 d. ago ANDREW PIERCE: Is Labour donor shopping around for new leader?

Labour are facing difficult elections next May, with Reform UK expected to make huge gains, writes ANDREW PIERCE.

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5 d. ago Two rivals vying to be Labour's next deputy leader begin final week of campaigning

The deputy leadership contest was triggered after Angela Rayner stood down over a row over her tax affairs.

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5 d. ago Labour deputy leader rivals begin their final week of campaigning

The deputy leadership contest was triggered after Angela Rayner stood down over a row over her tax affairs.

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6 d. ago HARRIET HARMAN: 'If Lucy Powell's elected Deputy I hope Keir Starmer will offer her a seat in the Cabinet'

'I think the party expects the person they elected as their deputy to be part of Labour’s top team in a Labour government', the former Deputy Leader of the Labour Party writes

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7 d. ago Birmingham MP who backed Israeli football fan ban warmly shakes the hand of preacher who has urged followers to show 'no mercy' to Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters

Footage showed MP Ayoub Khan, a close ally of hard-Left former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn , shaking hands with Muslim influencer Asrar Rashid at Lozells Central Mosque in Birmingham in July.

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7 d. ago Moment Birmingham MP who backed Israeli football fan ban was warmly praised at mosque by preacher who has urged followers to show 'no mercy' to Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters

Footage has emerged of Muslim influencer Asrar Rashid praising MP Ayoub Khan, a close ally of hard-Left former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, at Lozells Central Mosque in Birmingham.

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8 d. ago Greens leader Zack Polanski says he is talking to Labour MPs about defecting

The self-described ‘eco-populist’ took the reins of the party last month.

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9 d. ago Equalities watchdog demands Bridget Phillipson issues new trans guidance NOW

The Equality and Human Rights Commission warned that the existing guidance is 'unlawful' in the wake of the landmark Supreme Court ruling six months ago.

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1 week ago The crisis engulfing Emmanuel Macron contains a warning for Keir Starmer | Rafael Behr

The French president dominated the centre ground but has failed to build a legacy there. Labour is in danger of doing the sameBritain and France do not share a fixed quota of political stability such that reduced volatility on one side of the Channel causes chaos across the water. It was just a coincidence that Keir Starmer won a huge majority at precisely the moment last July when legislative elections made France ungovernable for Emmanuel Macron.It was a misfortune for both men, and for Europe, that their political trajectories were out of sync. Macron had dealt with four Tory prime ministers before finding a potential ally in the ascendant Labour leader. By then his presidency was in spiralling decline. Britain was rousing itself from Brexit delirium just as France was losing the plot.Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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