Housing minister Alison McGovern pulls out of Labour deputy leadership race

Phillipson secures place in race to replace Rayner as Labour deputy leader

Housing Minister Alison McGovern dropped out of the contest to replace Angela Rayner as deputy Labour leader saying it was 'clear momentum of this contest has shifted'

Bridget Phillipson cements status as Labour deputy frontrunner

The education secretary becomes the first Labour deputy leader contender to gain enough support to run.

McGovern quits Labour deputy leader race to back frontrunner Phillipson

Her withdrawal leaves five candidates competing to succeed Angela Rayner, who resigned last week amid a row over her tax affairs.

Alison McGovern drops out of Labour Deputy Leader race

The Birkenhead MP has now endorsed another candidate

Alison McGovern Pulls Deputy Leadership Bid to Back Phillipson

Alison McGovern says: "To win again, we must not concede the progressive argument. We need to remind people what has made our country strong: our

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Housing minister Alison McGovern has pulled out of the Labour deputy leadership race and thrown her weight behind Bridget Phillipson. It comes as a source close to Ms Phillipson, the education secretary, told Sky News she is comfortably over the 80 nominations needed to get on the ballot paper. Candidates have until 5pm tomorrow to reach that threshold, but on Wednesday afternoon Ms McGovern said it was “clear” she wasn’t going to make it throug…