Sir Keir Starmer's ally Bridget Phillipson is set to battle it out against sacked Cabinet minister Lucy Powell for Labour's deputy leadership.
Ms Phillipson, the Education Secretary, and Ms Powell, the former Commons Leader, are expected to go head-to-head in the next stage in the contest to replace Angela Rayner.
They were left as the two remaining deputy leadership candidates after Dame Emily Thornberry and Paula Barker pulled out the race earlier on Thursday.
Left-wing hopeful Bell Ribeiro-Addy also revealed tonight that she had failed to get the 80 nominations needed to progress to the next round.
She posted on X after nominations closed at 5pm: 'I am disappointed that the full range of Labour members' views will not be represented on the ballot paper.'
