Labour management: Barry Gardiner ‘considers’ getting into race

Veteran Labour MP Barry Gardiner has informed the BBC he’s contemplating working for the occasion’s management.

The shadow worldwide commerce spokesman will decide whether or not to enter the race shortly, political editor Laura Kuenssberg stated.

Nevertheless, opposite to some reviews, he stated he had not been urged to run by Len McCluskey, the Unite union boss.

Candidates have till 13 January to win the backing of the 22 MPs and MEPs wanted to get on the poll paper.

Earlier on Wednesday, Sir Keir Starmer turned the primary candidate to go this threshold, amassing 41 nominations. He additionally won the backing of the UK’s largest union Unison, the primary union to state a desire.

The opposite contenders to succeed chief Jeremy Corbyn are shadow enterprise secretary Rebecca Lengthy Bailey, shadow overseas secretary Emily Thornberry, shadow treasury minister Clive Lewis, Birmingham Yardley MP Jess Phillips and Wigan MP Lisa Nandy.

The occasion’s new chief and deputy will likely be introduced on four April.

Mr Gardiner, who’s presently on a commerce journey to Abu Dhabi, has been MP for Brent North since 1997. He has served in Mr Corbyn’s frontbench group since 2016.

Information of Mr Gardiner’s plans was first reported by Lewis Goodall, BBC Newsnight’s coverage editor.

Nevertheless, Mr McCluskey dismissed claims he had approached Mr Gardiner about working due to his issues concerning the probabilities of Mrs Lengthy Bailey, who’s thought to be the usual bearer for the left of the occasion.

Unite, Labour’s largest monetary backer, has stated it won’t decide on who to again till later this month.

Mrs Lengthy Bailey presently has 17 nominations, yet another than Mrs Phillips. Ms Nandy has 12, Ms Thornberry three and Mr Lewis one.