What will members be considering as they vote for deputy leader?
Editor Emma Burnell looks at what the considerations are for Labour members as they prepare to choose a new deputy leader
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The results are in… Phillipson and Powell to go head-to-head
Final tallys for MP nominations are in and the shortlist going forward will be just two candidates: Bridget Phillpson and Lucy Powell. The contest started with six declared candidates, Paula Barker, Alison McGovern, Bridget Phillipson, Lucy…
Bridget Phillipson secures more than 100 nominations in deputy leadership race, with Powell close to 80 MP threshold
Bridget Phillipson has crossed the threshold of 80 nominations to secure a place in the next stage of the Labour deputy leadership contest.
‘I am the only one in this race who can provide an alternative to the Government’s voice’
Emily Thornberry argues that she is the only candidate in the race who can stand up to the government when needed.
‘Unity isn’t built by silencing one side of the family’
Paula Barker, MP for Wavertree, sets out her deputy leadership stall calling for pluralsim, unity and progress on Hillsborough Law
‘Why we are backing Bridget Phillipson for deputy leader’
Bridget delivers. Bridget inspires. Bridget wins. That’s why we’re backing her to be the next Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.
‘We win when we fight together – that’s the story Labour needs to tell’
We can never give in to the forces that would divide us and send us backwards. The answer is the Labour winning over a broad coalition for our future.
‘The deputy leadership contest must be an open, honest and democratic debate about Labour’s direction’
MPs have the power to open the debate, and take the Labour Party back to its guiding values. I hope they will use it.
What do trade union bosses want from Labour’s next deputy leader?
LabourList caught up with some of the general secretaries attending TUC Congress to ask what they want to see from a new deputy leader.
Bridget Phillipson leads initial PLP nominations for deputy leadership election
Bridget Phillipson is leading the way in the number of nominations from the Parliamentary Labour Party in the deputy leadership contest. The Education Secretary has so far secured 44 nominations from MPs, followed by former leader of the…
Labour’s deputy leadership election prompts questions for everyone
Labour's deputy leadership race asks important questions of the leadership, MPs and ordinary Labour members
Bridget Phillipson’s speech to TUC in full as she fights for deputy leadership
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson addressed delegates at the TUC Congress and called on them to continue working with the government to "build a stronger Britain".