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| Labour leadership: Long Bailey, Nandy and Phillips secure nominations | Labour leadership: Long Bailey, Nandy and Phillips secure nominations |
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| Rebecca Long Bailey, Lisa Nandy and Jess Phillips have secured support to run in the contest to succeed Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. | |
| The MPs for Salford and Eccles, Wigan and Birmingham Yardley join Sir Keir Starmer on the ballot paper. | |
| Candidates need 22 Labour MPs or MEPs to nominate them before Monday. | Candidates need 22 Labour MPs or MEPs to nominate them before Monday. |
| Emily Thornberry and Clive Lewis have also declared they are running, but Barry Gardiner, who was considering joining, has now ruled himself out. | |
| Ms Thornberry - the shadow foreign secretary - has only secured seven nominations so far, while Mr Lewis - a shadow treasury minister - has four. | |
| There is also a contest to become deputy leader after Tom Watson stepped down in December. | There is also a contest to become deputy leader after Tom Watson stepped down in December. |
| The new leader and deputy leader will be announced on 4 April. | The new leader and deputy leader will be announced on 4 April. |
| Shadow business secretary Mrs Long Bailey has 26 nominations so far. | |
| Her supporters include shadow chancellor John McDonnell, shadow home secretary Diane Abbott and Labour Party chairman Ian Lavery - who had been considering his own run. | Her supporters include shadow chancellor John McDonnell, shadow home secretary Diane Abbott and Labour Party chairman Ian Lavery - who had been considering his own run. |
| Both Ms Phillips and Ms Nandy have 22 nominations. | Both Ms Phillips and Ms Nandy have 22 nominations. |
| Ms Phillips has the backing of former Labour ministers Margaret Hodge and Chris Bryant, while Ms Nandy has shadow health secretary Jon Ashworth and former shadow minister Jack Dromey on side. | Ms Phillips has the backing of former Labour ministers Margaret Hodge and Chris Bryant, while Ms Nandy has shadow health secretary Jon Ashworth and former shadow minister Jack Dromey on side. |
| Both MPs took to Twitter to thank the people who had nominated them, with Ms Phillips celebrating the amount she had raised through crowdfunding, adding: "It means so much to be powered by people." | Both MPs took to Twitter to thank the people who had nominated them, with Ms Phillips celebrating the amount she had raised through crowdfunding, adding: "It means so much to be powered by people." |
| Ms Nandy also tweeted to say she was "proud" to have gained support from MPs "representing different parts of the country and different traditions in our movement". | Ms Nandy also tweeted to say she was "proud" to have gained support from MPs "representing different parts of the country and different traditions in our movement". |
| However, all three candidates are behind the shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir, who has secured 63 nominations so far - including from the shadow leader of the House Valerie Vaz and shadow Brexit minister Paul Blomfield. | However, all three candidates are behind the shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir, who has secured 63 nominations so far - including from the shadow leader of the House Valerie Vaz and shadow Brexit minister Paul Blomfield. |
| He also got the backing of the UK's largest union Unison. | He also got the backing of the UK's largest union Unison. |