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Phillipson Leads as Six-Way Labour Deputy Leadership Race Enters Nomination Sprint

Candidates have until 5pm Thursday to secure 80 MP backers under a fast-tracked timetable that has drawn complaints of an unfair ‘stitch‑up’.

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Overview

  • An initial official tally shows Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson out in front, with Lucy Powell close behind on 35 nominations and other contenders still in single digits.
  • The six declared candidates are Bridget Phillipson, Lucy Powell, Emily Thornberry, Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Alison McGovern and Paula Barker.
  • MPs will hear private online hustings on Wednesday evening, with a tightened window to reach the 80‑MP threshold by the 11 September deadline.
  • Under party rules, candidates who clear the MP hurdle must then secure CLP or affiliated‑organisation nominations before a members’ vote from 8–23 October and a 25 October result.
  • The race has exposed factional tensions over welfare, Gaza, wealth taxes and SEND reforms, with left‑wing candidates decrying the timetable and some MPs pushing for a deputy from outside London.