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Labour's deputy leadership contest follows the same rules as the main leadership race. Candidates need nominations from 10% of MP and MEPs in their party – a total of 22 – in order to progress to the next stage of the election. Each Labour…
Labour isn't only electing its next leader to replace Jeremy Corbyn – there is also a vacancy for the deputy leader post as Tom Watson stepped down from the role and as an MP at the general election last month. The contest began officially…
Tracy Brabin, Rachael Maskell and Luke Pollard have all been promoted to shadow cabinet positions by Jeremy Corbyn today following the general election in which senior figures stepped down or lost their seats. Brabin, who was elected as MP…
Angela Rayner launched her Labour deputy leadership bid with a speech in Stockport today that included a stark warning – as she claimed the choice faced by her party is "win or die". The education spokesperson and MP for Ashton-under-Lyne…
In our first post-election survey, we asked you about the top jobs up for grabs. The results are in: Rebecca Long-Bailey is first pick for leader, and Angela Rayner is favourite for deputy. That matches up well with reports that the two…
The Labour leadership election has unofficially begun. Some members of the party’s ruling body, the national executive committee, have been worrying about being cut out from the process. A special NEC officers meeting – which now consists…
Angela Rayner, often tipped as a future party leadership contender, revealed that she could back a Labour-negotiated Brexit deal on BBC's Question Time on Monday evening. Asked about the percentage of shadow cabinet members who would back…
Growing up in Manchester in the '80s was hard. Poverty was rife on my council estate, and there was real poverty in my house. Sometimes I went without food. On those occasions, I would pester my mates to let me go round theirs for tea…
The Andrew Marr Show Angela Rayner appeared on the show today, saying that the government "stole" the WASPI women's pensions and answering questions on Labour's Brexit policy and plans to increase taxes. She also challenged Marr for making…
The Labour Party has attacked the Liberal Democrat manifesto release, arguing that the set of proposals advocated by Jo Swinson amounts to an "austerity manifesto". Commenting on the publication of the Lib Dem manifesto, Angela Rayner said…
Below is the full text of Angela Rayner's speech on adult education in Blackpool. Thank you, Jeremy. And thank you to Gordon as well, because it’s an honour to be here in his constituency. Gordon has been my colleague in the education team…
One month left until voters go to the polls and decide the future of this country – a choice that will have a particularly long-term impact when it comes to the climate crisis. Jeremy Corbyn has been applying pressure on the government to…
