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| Labour leadership challengers to pitch for support from MPs | Labour leadership challengers to pitch for support from MPs |
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| Labour leadership challengers, Angela Eagle and Owen Smith, are holding a hustings, to pitch for support from their parliamentary colleagues. | |
| The two MPs have both launched bids to replace Jeremy Corbyn but Mr Smith has said only one of them should stand against the leader in the final vote. | The two MPs have both launched bids to replace Jeremy Corbyn but Mr Smith has said only one of them should stand against the leader in the final vote. |
| He has indicated that he would withdraw from the contest if Ms Eagle won more support among Labour MPs. | He has indicated that he would withdraw from the contest if Ms Eagle won more support among Labour MPs. |
| The contest was prompted after Mr Corbyn lost a vote of no confidence. | The contest was prompted after Mr Corbyn lost a vote of no confidence. |
| Ms Eagle said she was looking forward to the hustings, adding: "I've had great support so far and I'm very optimistic." | Ms Eagle said she was looking forward to the hustings, adding: "I've had great support so far and I'm very optimistic." |
| She said she would not speculate on whether she would withdraw in favour of Mr Smith if he had more support. | She said she would not speculate on whether she would withdraw in favour of Mr Smith if he had more support. |
| During his leadership launch on Sunday, Mr Smith said the contender with the most backing should become the unity candidate to take on Mr Corbyn - a view shared by senior colleagues. | During his leadership launch on Sunday, Mr Smith said the contender with the most backing should become the unity candidate to take on Mr Corbyn - a view shared by senior colleagues. |
| Mr Corbyn has vowed to fight the challengers, but in the latest in a string of rows over the vote he has said he thinks rules which exclude recently signed-up Labour members from voting in the contest are "not very fair". | Mr Corbyn has vowed to fight the challengers, but in the latest in a string of rows over the vote he has said he thinks rules which exclude recently signed-up Labour members from voting in the contest are "not very fair". |
| He told the BBC's Sunday Politics programme that he wants the party's National Executive Committee to change the restrictions, adding that he believes the £25 fee for registered supporters to vote in the contest is too high. | He told the BBC's Sunday Politics programme that he wants the party's National Executive Committee to change the restrictions, adding that he believes the £25 fee for registered supporters to vote in the contest is too high. |