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| Labour leadership: Voting set to close amid fresh concerns | |
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| The race to become Labour's next leader is drawing to a close, amid fresh warnings the party could "collapse" if left winger Jeremy Corbyn wins. | |
| Voting in the contest - pitting Mr Corbyn against Andy Burnham, Liz Kendall and Yvette Cooper - closes at midday, with the results on Saturday. | Voting in the contest - pitting Mr Corbyn against Andy Burnham, Liz Kendall and Yvette Cooper - closes at midday, with the results on Saturday. |
| But campaign team sources claim thousands of people have not received their ballot papers. | |
| Labour insists ballots had been emailed and posted out correctly. | |
| It has advised supporters to check their inboxes for a final email reminder which contained the code they needed to vote. | |
| BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith said it was hard to gauge the scale of the problem due to the "bureaucratic confusion" surrounding the new membership rules, with people entitled to vote if they pay £3 to become a registered supporter. | BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith said it was hard to gauge the scale of the problem due to the "bureaucratic confusion" surrounding the new membership rules, with people entitled to vote if they pay £3 to become a registered supporter. |
| 'Tribute act' | 'Tribute act' |
| Mr Corbyn's campaign has capitalised on the rule change and "totally transformed the campaign", he added. | Mr Corbyn's campaign has capitalised on the rule change and "totally transformed the campaign", he added. |
| The left-wing MP only made it onto the ballot paper at the last minute when nominations were finalised in June but has become the bookies' favourite. | The left-wing MP only made it onto the ballot paper at the last minute when nominations were finalised in June but has become the bookies' favourite. |
| One of the MPs who helped him onto the ballot, Jon Cruddas, said he was concerned about the prospect of him winning. | One of the MPs who helped him onto the ballot, Jon Cruddas, said he was concerned about the prospect of him winning. |
| Mr Cruddas, who wrote Labour's last election manifesto, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I am worried that [Labour] might turn into quite an early 80s tribute act, a Trotskyist tribute act which has the culture around it which is very hostile to anyone who disagrees and it could just collapse in front of the electorate." | Mr Cruddas, who wrote Labour's last election manifesto, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I am worried that [Labour] might turn into quite an early 80s tribute act, a Trotskyist tribute act which has the culture around it which is very hostile to anyone who disagrees and it could just collapse in front of the electorate." |
| The contest has been plagued by internal rows over Labour's direction and concerns that non-party supporters have tried to influence the outcome. | The contest has been plagued by internal rows over Labour's direction and concerns that non-party supporters have tried to influence the outcome. |
| Labour has said efforts to weed out non-party supporters would continue up until results day. | Labour has said efforts to weed out non-party supporters would continue up until results day. |
| Labour leadership contest | Labour leadership contest |
| The party is also in the process of choosing a new deputy leader, with the result of the ballot also to be unveiled at the leadership conference on Saturday. | The party is also in the process of choosing a new deputy leader, with the result of the ballot also to be unveiled at the leadership conference on Saturday. |
| This is the first time the party has run a leadership contest under new "one member one vote" rules implemented in 2014. | This is the first time the party has run a leadership contest under new "one member one vote" rules implemented in 2014. |
| Previously, Labour's electoral college system gave equal weight to MPs, party members and trade unionists. | Previously, Labour's electoral college system gave equal weight to MPs, party members and trade unionists. |
| Have you experienced a delay to receiving your ballot paper? Let us know about your experiences. Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your stories. | Have you experienced a delay to receiving your ballot paper? Let us know about your experiences. Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your stories. |
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