Labour left piles pressure on Starmer as sacked critic elected to deputy leader

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Lucy Powell beats Keir Starmer’s preferred candidate education secretary Bridget Phillipson in the contest to replace Angela Rayner as deputy leader

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Keir Starmer’s leadership of Labour has been dealt a blow after former cabinet minister Lucy Powell, who has criticised his leadership and policies, was elected as deputy leader.

Labour left piles pressure on Starmer as sacked critic elected to deputy leader

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