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| Bridget Phillipson enters Labour deputy leader contest | Bridget Phillipson enters Labour deputy leader contest |
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| Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has entered the contest to be Labour's deputy leader, becoming the most senior figure to put her name forward so far. | Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has entered the contest to be Labour's deputy leader, becoming the most senior figure to put her name forward so far. |
| Bell Ribeiro-Addy, MP for Clapham and Brixton Hill, is so far the only other declared candidate in the race to replace Angela Rayner in the deputy leader role. | Bell Ribeiro-Addy, MP for Clapham and Brixton Hill, is so far the only other declared candidate in the race to replace Angela Rayner in the deputy leader role. |
| Lucy Powell, who was sacked from her government job of leader of the House of Commons last week, is also expected to announce her candidacy. | |
| Foreign affairs committee chair Emily Thornberry has said she is considering entering, while former Transport Secretary Louise Haigh and Tooting MP Rosena Allin-Khan have ruled themselves out. | |
| Candidates have until Thursday evening to get nominations from at least 80 Labour MPs in order to take part in the contest. | Candidates have until Thursday evening to get nominations from at least 80 Labour MPs in order to take part in the contest. |
| They will also need the backing of either 5% of local parties, or three Labour-affiliated groups, including two unions. | They will also need the backing of either 5% of local parties, or three Labour-affiliated groups, including two unions. |
| Those who clear the bar face a vote by party members, with the winner announced on 25 October. | Those who clear the bar face a vote by party members, with the winner announced on 25 October. |
| Some in Labour have criticised the tight three-day window for getting MP nominations, which was announced by party bosses on Monday. | Some in Labour have criticised the tight three-day window for getting MP nominations, which was announced by party bosses on Monday. |
| Ribeiro-Addy, a backbencher from the left of the party, said: "It is absolutely unfair, and I don't think it's what the membership want". | Ribeiro-Addy, a backbencher from the left of the party, said: "It is absolutely unfair, and I don't think it's what the membership want". |
| Speaking to the BBC Radio 4's Today programme, she said Labour needed to have a discussion about "what's gone wrong" with the party's direction. | Speaking to the BBC Radio 4's Today programme, she said Labour needed to have a discussion about "what's gone wrong" with the party's direction. |
| She added that many members and voters were unhappy about "the situation in Gaza, the winter fuel allowances, the welfare cuts". | She added that many members and voters were unhappy about "the situation in Gaza, the winter fuel allowances, the welfare cuts". |
| Announcing her decision to run, Phillipson described herself as a "proud working-class woman from the North East" who could bring "determination to every battle ahead of us". | |
| "Because make no mistake: We are in a fight. We all know the dangers Reform poses our country. | |
| "But not only am I ready for it: I've proven we can do it. I've shown we can beat Farage in the North East, while staying true to the Labour Party's values of equality, fairness and social justice." | |
| Asked about the contest on BBC Breakfast, Health Secretary Wes Streeting said he had not yet made up his mind about who he would support. | |
| He added that deputy leadership contests usually took place after Labour had lost an election, but this one was taking "place in the context of a party who are in government, and whose focus has got to be delivering the change we promised at the last election". | |
| Whoever wins the contest, David Lammy will remain as deputy prime minister - a role which is appointed by the prime minister, rather than decided by Labour Party members. |