Candidates will need at least 80 nominations to stand chance of succeeding Angela Rayner in role
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The battle to become Labour’s next deputy leader is moving fast, with hopefuls needing to amass at least 80 MP nominations by Thursday evening. With several people having already ruled themselves out, here are some possible, and probable, runners:
As someone from the backbenches who is nonetheless of cabinet-level heft, and who is seen as independent but not a recreational rebel, Thornberry is one of the more likely people to reach the nomination threshold.
An MP since 2005, Thornberry was shadow attorney general for nearly three years – only to be dumped from the frontbench by Keir Starmer after the general election. She has since become chair of the foreign affairs select committee.
