An interesting parliamentary by-election will be taking place today. It is shaping up to be a test of the Conservatives and Boris Johnson’s electoral confidence of which lately we have seen backsliding in the polls over recent weeks, especially in light of controversies relating to whether or not Christmas parties took place at Downing Street […]
I have been getting a little caught up in the start of the Democratic Primary/Caucus season and feel like I have neglected the Labour Leadership Election just a little bit. Note though that the contenders profiles are done and ready to go, I will start releasing them closer to the main ballot (closer to April) […]
NOTE: Jess Phillips has since pulled out of the race. So, with her out of the race now I decided to post this early instead of in Feb when I originally planned. The other profiles will start being released in the second-half of Feb and into March. If any others drop out I will release […]
Jess Phillips has dropped out of the Labour Leadership Race, declaring she is not the one to unite the party at this current time. Starting off as an underdog, Phillips got an unexpected boost of support from MPs and MEPs in the first requirement round to qualify for the full election. But it appears she […]
Keir Starmer has become the first candidate to fully qualify for the Labour Leadership Election after getting three unions/affiliate groups representing 5% of the membership after he was backed by The Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw). The other candidates still have yet to reach this qualification. It is widely expected Long-Bailey will […]
During a brief window from 14th – 16th January, people were able to sign up as registered supporters by paying a fee of £25, while this does not make them a full Labour member it does allow them to vote in the Labour leadership and Labour Deputy Leadership elections. The Labour Party announced that it […]
With MP/MEP nominations now closed, all current standing candidates in the main leadership election have qualified for the first requirement of 22 MEP/MP backers with Emily Thornberry managing to cross the line just 9 minutes left to go. The candidates are Keir Starmer, Rebecca Long-Bailey, Lisa Nandy, Jess Phillips and Emily Thornberry. I will be […]
Clive Lewis has pulled out of the leadership race saying that it is clear he will not reach the required nominations to qualify and wanted to allows his nominators to recast to another candidate. There is just under half an hour to go until the deadline is reached. It remains to be seen if Emily […]
The deadline for MP/MEP nominations are today at 2:30pm and we will be seeing whether Emily Thornberry and Clive Lewis can reach the required 22 backers they need to qualify for the first part of the leadership election. So far Emily Thornberry sits on 10 backers while Clive Lewis only has four, but is the […]
We are starting to see things ramping up now in the Labour Leadership election. So far Keir Starmer has become the first candidate to reach the first qualification threshold by receiving far beyond the required 22 MP/MEP backers, analysis of the backers show that many of them are MPs who did not support Corbyn in […]