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Sir Keir Starmer has nominations from 23 of his colleagues
Sir Keir Starmer has develop into the primary Labour management candidate to safe sufficient nominations to enter the race.
The shadow Brexit secretary has the backing of 23 MPs and MEPs to interchange Jeremy Corbyn – passing the minimal of 22 nominations.
Shadow enterprise secretary Rebecca Lengthy Bailey is his closest competitor, securing seven nominations to this point, adopted by Jess Phillips with six.
Nominations shut on 13 January and the winner can be introduced on four April.
These working to develop into deputy chief of the social gathering are holding a hustings in Parliament.
The candidates are shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon, shadow schooling secretary Angela Rayner, shadow girls and equalities minister Daybreak Butler, Scotland’s solely remaining Labour MP Ian Murray, Rosena Allin-Khan and Khalid Mahmood.
Colleagues backing Sir Keir embrace two newly introduced members of Labour’s shadow cupboard – shadow tradition secretary Tracy Brabin and shadow Brexit minister Thangam Debbonaire.
Mrs Lengthy Bailey’s backers embrace deputy candidate Ms Rayner, whereas Birmingham Yardley MP Jess Phillips has the assist Wes Streeting – an outspoken critic of Mr Corbyn over his dealing with of anti-Semitism allegations within the social gathering.
Wigan MP Lisa Nandy has two nominations and shadow international secretary Emily Thornberry has one.
Nevertheless, shadow Treasury minister Clive Lewis has but to obtain the official backing of any of his colleagues.
Mr Corbyn stated on Tuesday that he would not endorse any of the candidates and “will not be saying who I will be voting for”.
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Earlier, Mr Lewis rated Mr Corbyn “six out of 10” as chief of the Labour Celebration.
Chatting with the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme, he criticised Mr Corbyn for making errors on Brexit and coping with anti-Semitism.
“However some issues he obtained proper,” Mr Lewis added, “so in some ways he is renewed our social gathering.”
The comments follow those of Mrs Long Bailey, who rated Mr Corbyn 10 out of 10 for his efficiency as chief.