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The Labour Celebration’s membership has gone up by 114,000 since its defeat in December’s normal election.
The determine was confirmed to the celebration’s Nationwide Govt Committee on Tuesday because it readies itself for a brand new chief.
Sir Keir Starmer, Lisa Nandy, Rebecca Lengthy-Bailey and Emily Thornberry are nonetheless within the working to exchange Jeremy Corbyn.
One other 14,700 individuals have paid £25 to be “registered supporters”, permitting them to vote for his successor.
The brand new chief and deputy chief will likely be introduced on four April.
To make it onto the ultimate poll, candidates want the backing of two unions and one affiliate group – representing at the least 5% of the membership – or nominations from 33 constituency Labour events.
Solely the shadow Brexit secretary, Sir Keir, and Wigan MP Lisa Nandy, have handed this hurdle up to now.
Nevertheless, the shadow enterprise secretary, Mrs Lengthy-Bailey, has the backing of the Unite union and 24 CLPs, whereas the shadow international secretary, Ms Thornberry, has 4 CLPs behind her.
Each contenders have till 14 February to garner the assist.
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Shadow schooling secretary Angela Rayner is the one deputy management candidate to have made it onto the poll up to now, with the assist of 4 unions and 41 CLPs.
The opposite candidates working for the place are Scotland’s solely remaining Labour MP Ian Murray, shadow equalities minister Daybreak Butler, Tooting MP Rosena Allin-Khan and shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon.
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