UK politics: Powell victory in Labour’s deputy leader contest would mean ‘division and disunity’, Phillipson suggests – as it happened

From 1 Oct 2025Phillipson suggests Powell victory would mean 'division and disunity', putting Labour 'on road to opposition'They are now on closing speeches.Phillipson says Labour has a golden opportunity to change Britain and they cannot waste it.

double quotation markI want us to turn this government around, not to turn on each other.

Change is on the ballot at this election. The choice is what kind of change.

You can choose to push our government to be bolder, to go further, to do more, with me as your voice at the cabinet table.

Or you can choose division and disunity that fills the pages of the rightwing papers and puts us back on the road to opposition.