Lisa Nandy was originally an underdog in the race to replace Corbyn as leader but she later received a boost in support that allowed her to secure enough backing to qualify for the first requirement of the leadership election, it wasn’t long until she got enough backing from Labour affiliates/Trade Unions where she qualified for […]
Rebecca Long-Bailey is one of the top three candidates in the leadership election to replace Jeremy Corbyn. On the subject of Jeremy Corbyn, she has been branded as the Corbyn continuity candidate due to her strong support for the outgoing leader and his policies. She was also one of 36 Labour MPs to nominate Corbyn […]
Keir Starmer is one of the top three candidates in the running for the Labour Leadership election and is also seen as one of the more centrist voices within Labour, he even protested against Jeremy Corbyn on June 2016 by resigning from Shadow Minister of State for Immigration. Despite this he was still later re-appointed […]
NOTE: Emily Thornberry is no longer in the race as she failed to reached the required number of CLP/Labour affiliate/trade union nominations required before the Feb 14th deadline for the April ballot. But she is still one to watch for in future leadership elections in the Labour Party as to why I am still posting […]
The deadline is today to make it on to the ballot by either getting the backing of 33 local labour constituency parties or 3 trade unions or Labour affiliates. All but one of the standing candidates have this required backing. Emily Thornberry continues to struggle currently sitting on 30 CLP nominations, she is about a […]
Over 500 local Labour constituency parties have now nominated one of the standing candidates for the Labour Leadership Election according to the CLP Nominations twitter account and Emily Thornberry is still struggling to reach the required amount of 33. By far Keir Starmer is top with almost 300 CLP nominations followed by Rebecca Long-Bailey on […]
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 […]