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| Labour leadership ballot closes | Labour leadership ballot closes |
| (about 3 hours later) | |
| Voting in the contest to replace Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader has closed | |
| Rebecca Long-Bailey, Lisa Nandy or Sir Keir Starmer will be announced as the new leader on Saturday. | |
| The party's next deputy leader - replacing Tom Watson who resigned in December - will also be revealed. | The party's next deputy leader - replacing Tom Watson who resigned in December - will also be revealed. |
| It is understood members will hear the result via email and the media after a special conference was cancelled over the coronavirus outbreak. | It is understood members will hear the result via email and the media after a special conference was cancelled over the coronavirus outbreak. |
| Mrs Long-Bailey confirmed earlier this week that the candidates had been asked to record a victory speech “so it can be sent out over the airwaves as quickly as possible”. | Mrs Long-Bailey confirmed earlier this week that the candidates had been asked to record a victory speech “so it can be sent out over the airwaves as quickly as possible”. |
| After the ballot closed, Sir Keir, who is widely considered to be the front-runner in the contest, posted a video on Twitter, saying: "It's been a long campaign and it's ending in circumstances that none of us could have predicted. | After the ballot closed, Sir Keir, who is widely considered to be the front-runner in the contest, posted a video on Twitter, saying: "It's been a long campaign and it's ending in circumstances that none of us could have predicted. |
| "But we've kept it positive, we've demonstrated unity." | "But we've kept it positive, we've demonstrated unity." |
| He added that all of the leadership candidates have "demonstrated to our party, to our movement and hopefully to the country that real good can come out of this election". | He added that all of the leadership candidates have "demonstrated to our party, to our movement and hopefully to the country that real good can come out of this election". |
| Voting began on 24 February. | Voting began on 24 February. |
| Among those casting their votes were 114,000 new members who had joined since December's election, when Labour won its lowest number of seats since 1935. | Among those casting their votes were 114,000 new members who had joined since December's election, when Labour won its lowest number of seats since 1935. |
| Members of affiliated trades unions and groups have also been voting, as well as about 14,700 "registered supporters" who paid £25 to take part on a one-off basis. | Members of affiliated trades unions and groups have also been voting, as well as about 14,700 "registered supporters" who paid £25 to take part on a one-off basis. |
| The ballot used a preferential system, with members ranking the candidates in order of preference. | The ballot used a preferential system, with members ranking the candidates in order of preference. |
| If one fails to get more than half the first preference votes, the second preference votes of the lowest-ranked candidate are redistributed until the contest produces a winner. | If one fails to get more than half the first preference votes, the second preference votes of the lowest-ranked candidate are redistributed until the contest produces a winner. |
| The system is the same for the deputy leadership race, where shadow education secretary Angela Rayner is regarded as the front-runner. | The system is the same for the deputy leadership race, where shadow education secretary Angela Rayner is regarded as the front-runner. |
| Shadow equalities minister Dawn Butler, Scotland's only remaining Labour MP Ian Murray, Tooting MP Rosena Allin-Khan and shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon are also in the running for the role. | Shadow equalities minister Dawn Butler, Scotland's only remaining Labour MP Ian Murray, Tooting MP Rosena Allin-Khan and shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon are also in the running for the role. |