Angela Eagle unveils the first backers for her campaign to be deputy leader of the Labour Party
The Wallasey MP has signed up ten colleagues so far.
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Could Labour still make it easier to remove its leader?
MPs consider alternatives after "break clause" is rejected by acting leader Harman.
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Burnham confirms frontrunner status as he gains eight new MP supporters
Labour leadership candidate becomes the first to formally pass the nominations threshold of 35.
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Liz Kendall: “The Labour Party I lead will always remember its purpose“
The full text of Liz Kendall's speech in her constituency.
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Andy Burnham’s centrist pitch shows he wants to defy Tory caricature
By adopting a pro-business message and admitting the deficit was too high, the Labour leadership candidate has frustrated hopes he would…
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In burying Ed Miliband’s project, Labour’s leadership contenders risk burying themselves
As Labour's leadership contenders race to bury the Miliband project, they risk unearthing Neil Kinnock's defeat.
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“I had a life before politics”: Labour leadership candidate Mary Creagh MP
Mary Creagh on why she's running to be Labour leader, how her non-Whitehall background makes her a better candidate than…
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Why we are backing Andy Burnham’s bid to be Labour leader
Two new Labour MPs, Conor McGinn and Anna Turley, are supporting Andy Burnham for the Labour leadership.
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