US EditionPowell Expected to Be Named Labour’s New Deputy Leader
Lucy Powell is set to become Labour deputy leader in a contest highlighting gender and political dynamics within Keir Starmer's cabinet.
- With polls closing on Saturday, Lucy Powell is poised to be declared Labour deputy leader, beating education secretary Bridget Phillipson in the contest.
- During the campaign, Ms Powell repeatedly highlighted party errors like the winter fuel allowance, while Labour's poor polling raised questions about Sir Keir Starmer's leadership.
- Powell was sacked in the last reshuffle, creating tensions with Sir Keir Starmer, and she is politically close to Ed Miliband and allied with Andy Burnham.
- If elected, Powell will hold ex‑officio roles on the NEC and influence party decisions, while the deputy often assumes senior ministerial duties and can deputise at Prime Minister's Questions.
- Her expected victory is being framed as a rebuke to Sir Keir Starmer, with Labour members seeing the party off course; supporters call Powell a 'strong independent voice' while critics warn she could foment dissent on the NEC and in the Commons.
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Inside race to replace Angela Rayner as new deputy Labour leader announced today - The Mirror
Members' polls point to sacked Cabinet minister Lucy Powell being crowned Labour's deputy leader - but Bridget Phillipson's team believe there is still a path to victory
Powell on Course to Become Labour Deputy Leader as Polls Close
Voting has finished in Labour’s deputy leadership election, with Lucy Powell expected to secure a comfortable victory over Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson. A Survation poll published on Thursday showed that while Ms Phillipson had closed the gap on her opponent, the former Commons leader continued to enjoy a hefty lead in the contest to succeed Angela Rayner. Victory for Ms Powell, who was sacked from the Cabinet in the reshuffle that fol…
FTI Consulting UK Public Affairs Snapshot: With votes cast, what would a Powell victory mean for Starmer?
With votes cast, members and political pundits alike eagerly await the appointment of the Labour Party’s new deputy leader on Saturday morning. Yet, with polls overwhelmingly predicting a landslide victory for Lucy Powell over Bridget Phillipson, there is little anticipation over the result itself. With it being no secret that Phillipson is No 10’s candidate, a Powell victory would be cast as a message of discontent with the Prime Minister’s le…
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