[Cherie]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

She'd never have got 80 MPs backing her.
I'm surprised she even put herself forward really.

Never heard of her Joey so think you are right, seems like a way to get attention maybe?

[arista]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Someone has withdrawn already Alison McGovern

[Housing minister Alison McGovern pulls out
of Labour deputy leadership race

Ms McGovern said it was clear she
wasn't going to progress to the next round
of the race, which required the nominations of 80 MPs.]


https://news.sky.com/story/housing-m...-race-13428270

[arista]

Update
The 5 MP's still running

Bridget Phillipson MP (Education Secretary)
Emily Thornbery MP
Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP
Lucy Powell MP
Paula Barker MP

[arista]

Cheers Cherie
for the Valid update

[arista]

Emily Thornberry drops out
SkyNewsHD informed us

4 Left, at this time

Bridget Phillipson MP (Education Secretary)
Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP
Lucy Powell MP
Paula Barker MP


I assume unknown Paula Barker MP
will be the next to drop out

[Cherie]

Thornberry has pulled out, two horse race between Phillipson and Powell

[Ammi]

…when people start pulling out with theses things, I always think …oh, it’s a done/deal already and they know that…

[arista]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…when people start pulling out with theses things, I always think …oh, it’s a done/deal already and they know that…

Yes, the winner will be
Bridget Phillipson MP (Education Secretary)

[arista]

Bridget Phillipson MP (Education Secretary)
Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP
Lucy Powell MP


Paula Barker MP is now out of the race

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by arista

Yes, the winner will be
Bridget Phillipson MP (Education Secretary)

Starmer Stoodge what a surprise

[bots]

Emily Thornberry and Paula Barker have both withdrawn from the Labour deputy leadership contest, leaving three candidates left in the race to replace Angela Rayner.

In order to progress to the next stage in the contest, MPs need to get the backing of 80 MPs by Thursday afternoon - a bar Thornberry and Barker looked unlikely to clear.

It is also doubtful that backbench MP Bell Riberio-Addy will garner enough support before the 5pm deadline.


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They shouldn't have joined the race until they had the votes to support them

(so that looks like 2 left in the race)

[joeysteele]

I haven't a vote now as I'm not now a Labour party member.
However IF I was still a member I'd be voting for Bridget, certainly even more over Lucy Powell.

[arista]

[It is also doubtful that backbench MP Bell Riberio-Addy
will garner enough support before the 5pm deadline.]

Yes, she could withdraw next

[arista]

Originally Posted by arista

Bridget Phillipson MP (Education Secretary)
Lucy Powell MP


Paula Barker MP is now out of the race

Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP out of the race


Just two now