The contest to replace Angela Rayner as Labour's deputy leader will be a head to head between Bridget 'Lego Head' Phillipson and Lucy 'Dog Whistle' Powell. Emily Thornberry and Paula Barker dropped out earlier on Thursday, as they had no chance of garnering the 80 nominations required from MPs. Bell Ribeiro-Addy was the only other remaining candidate, but she too failed to get anywhere near the threshold.
MP Nominations
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton & Sunderland South) ..... 175
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central) ................................ 117
Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham & Brixton Hill) ................ 24
The smart money will be on frontbencher Phillipson to succeed Rayner. She is seen as one of Labour's rising stars, while Powell is still freshly tainted by her frontbench sacking over her despicable rape gang remarks.
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