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| Labour deputy leadership nominations close at noon - Politics live | Labour deputy leadership nominations close at noon - Politics live |
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| 9.53am BST09:53 | |
| Wage growth highest in real terms since October 2007 | |
| Here is the start of the Press Association story about the unemployment figures. | |
| Wage rises have reached their highest rate for nearly four years, official figures showed today. | |
| Total pay climbed by 2.7% compared with a year earlier in the three months to April, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. | |
| It was the biggest rise since August 2011, and up from a revised 2.3% in the three months to March. | |
| Ultra-low inflation - which fell to minus 0.1% in April - means the surge in pay is worth more in real terms. | |
| The growth in real wages for the period, at 2.8%, is the highest since October 2007. | |
| Meanwhile, the ONS figures showed unemployment fell by 43,000 to 1.81 million in the three months to April compared to the prior three months while the jobless rate was down to 5.5%, from 5.7%. | |
| The unemployment figure was last lower in the three months to August 2008. | |
| The number of people in work rose to 31.05m, 114,000 more than in the three months to January. | |
| Numbers claiming unemployment-related benefits in May - under a new measure including both those on Jobseeker’s Allowance and some of those receiving Universal Credit - fell 6,500 to 791,800. | |
| This was the smallest fall since February 2013. | |
| ONS statistician Nick Palmer said: “Total pay is now up 2.7% on the year, the sharpest rate of growth since summer 2011. | |
| “Meanwhile employment continues to rise and unemployment to fall, maintaining the general trend of the last three and a half years.” | |
| 9.38am BST09:38 | |
| Unemployment down to 5.5% | |
| Here are the headline unemployment figures. | |
| Here is the Office for National Statistics summary. And here is the ONS statistical bulletin, with the full details (pdf). | |
| 9.33am BST09:33 | |
| According to Paddy Power, 90% of the money bet on the Labour deputy leadership in the last week and a half has been on Tom Watson. He is the 4/5 favourite, behind Carline Flint on 7/2, Stella Creasy on 4/1, and Angela Eagle and Rushanara Ali on 10/1. | |
| 9.09am BST09:09 | 9.09am BST09:09 |
| But, according to the Tory MP Chris Heaton-Harris, there is also a campaign to keep Creasy off the ballot. He tweeted this yesterday. | But, according to the Tory MP Chris Heaton-Harris, there is also a campaign to keep Creasy off the ballot. He tweeted this yesterday. |
| Am watching political machines at work. Govt 1 on the EU Ref Bill, Labour one trying to stop @stellacreasy getting on the Dep Leader ballot. | Am watching political machines at work. Govt 1 on the EU Ref Bill, Labour one trying to stop @stellacreasy getting on the Dep Leader ballot. |
| 9.08am BST09:08 | 9.08am BST09:08 |
| I guess this counts as a celebrity endorsement for Stella Creasy. | I guess this counts as a celebrity endorsement for Stella Creasy. |
| MPs still deciding who to vote for as Labour's new deputy - @stellacreasy looks like the future to me. Foe of Wonga, grassroots campaigner. | MPs still deciding who to vote for as Labour's new deputy - @stellacreasy looks like the future to me. Foe of Wonga, grassroots campaigner. |
| Online, the “get Creasy on the ballot” campaign seems reasonably active. | Online, the “get Creasy on the ballot” campaign seems reasonably active. |
| 29 MPs still to nominate, a few hours left. Please let these Labour MPs know you want @stellacreasy on the ballot pic.twitter.com/VeB1llh6T2 | 29 MPs still to nominate, a few hours left. Please let these Labour MPs know you want @stellacreasy on the ballot pic.twitter.com/VeB1llh6T2 |
| 8.58am BST08:58 | 8.58am BST08:58 |
| We’re going to see George Osborne take PMQs for the first time today. In a very good Guardian column, Rafael Behr has an elegant explanation. | We’re going to see George Osborne take PMQs for the first time today. In a very good Guardian column, Rafael Behr has an elegant explanation. |
| In the hierarchy of people who matter to David Cameron these days, the entire Labour party sits well below the prime minister of Luxembourg. Since renegotiation of Britain’s EU membership will require unanimous support from 27 other member states, the hostility of a single head of government could sink the whole plan. So instead of taking questions in the House of Commons tomorrow, Cameron is courting Italy’s prime minister Matteo Renzi in the morning, followed by dinner with Xavier Bettel of Luxembourg. | In the hierarchy of people who matter to David Cameron these days, the entire Labour party sits well below the prime minister of Luxembourg. Since renegotiation of Britain’s EU membership will require unanimous support from 27 other member states, the hostility of a single head of government could sink the whole plan. So instead of taking questions in the House of Commons tomorrow, Cameron is courting Italy’s prime minister Matteo Renzi in the morning, followed by dinner with Xavier Bettel of Luxembourg. |
| As first secretary of state, as well as chancellor, which makes him deputy prime minister in all but name, Osborne is Cameron’s stand-in. It will be worth watching closely because taking PMQs regularly is now clearly party of Osborne’s long-term career planning. Labour are putting up Hilary Benn to oppose him. | As first secretary of state, as well as chancellor, which makes him deputy prime minister in all but name, Osborne is Cameron’s stand-in. It will be worth watching closely because taking PMQs regularly is now clearly party of Osborne’s long-term career planning. Labour are putting up Hilary Benn to oppose him. |
| Before that, we’ve got a mini race to see whether any more candidates can make it onto the ballot for the Labour deputy leadership. Tom Watson and Caroline Flint already have the nominations they need, but Stella Creasy, Angela Eagle, Rushanara Ali and Ben Bradshaw are all short of the 35 names they need. Creasy seems to have the best chance; she is is on 28, making her seven short. According to the New Statesman’s list, Eagle currently has 25 backers, Ali 24 and Bradshaw 21. | Before that, we’ve got a mini race to see whether any more candidates can make it onto the ballot for the Labour deputy leadership. Tom Watson and Caroline Flint already have the nominations they need, but Stella Creasy, Angela Eagle, Rushanara Ali and Ben Bradshaw are all short of the 35 names they need. Creasy seems to have the best chance; she is is on 28, making her seven short. According to the New Statesman’s list, Eagle currently has 25 backers, Ali 24 and Bradshaw 21. |
| Tonight we’ve got the first televised hustings for the Labour leadership. It starts at 7pm. I will be covering that on a separate live blog, which I will launch at around 6pm. | Tonight we’ve got the first televised hustings for the Labour leadership. It starts at 7pm. I will be covering that on a separate live blog, which I will launch at around 6pm. |
| Here is the agenda for the day. | Here is the agenda for the day. |
| 9.30am: Unemployment figures are released. | 9.30am: Unemployment figures are released. |
| 10.50am: Nigel Farage, the Ukip leader, and William Dartmouth, the Ukip MEP, launch a pamphlet called “The Truth about Trade Beyond the EU.” | 10.50am: Nigel Farage, the Ukip leader, and William Dartmouth, the Ukip MEP, launch a pamphlet called “The Truth about Trade Beyond the EU.” |
| 12pm: Nominations close for the Labour deputy leadership. | 12pm: Nominations close for the Labour deputy leadership. |
| 12pm: George Osborne faces Hilary Benn at PMQs. | 12pm: George Osborne faces Hilary Benn at PMQs. |
| Cameron will be in Milan, meeting his Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi, before going to Luxembourg to meet the prime minister, Xavier Bettel. | Cameron will be in Milan, meeting his Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi, before going to Luxembourg to meet the prime minister, Xavier Bettel. |
| As usual I will be covering the breaking political news as it happens, as well as bringing you the best reaction, comment and analysis from the web. I will post a summary at lunchtime and another in the afternoon. | As usual I will be covering the breaking political news as it happens, as well as bringing you the best reaction, comment and analysis from the web. I will post a summary at lunchtime and another in the afternoon. |
| If you want to follow me on Twitter, I’m on @AndrewSparrow | If you want to follow me on Twitter, I’m on @AndrewSparrow |