Dame Emily Thornberry said she is considering standing for the deputy leadership and that members must be listened to more

The future of the Labour Party now rests on the next most important appointment in the reshuffle – its deputy leader

Dame Emily Thornberry said she is considering standing for the deputy leadership and that members must be listened to more

Louise Haigh, Shabana Mahmood and Dame Meg Hillier also among candidates for Labour deputy leadership

With the rules and timeline yet to be announced, Archie Mitchell looks at the runners and riders for Labour’s deputy leadership contest

Prime minister faces criticism from Emily Thornberry, who highlights risk of ‘handing country to Farage’

If the internal election is used to settle scores, it could spell havoc for Starmer’s premiership and the future of this Government

With the party tanking and Farage in No 10 a possibility, we need a unifying figure who will wake the party from its slumber, says Neal Lawson of Compass

Leftwing MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy has also declared she wants to run and Dame Emily Thornberry is looking for nominations

Thornberry joins Bridget Phillipson and Bell Ribeiro-Addy in having said she will stand

Candidates are lining up to secure the 80 nominations they need from MPs by 5pm on Thursday in order to reach the knockout round