MP’s withdrawal along with Paula Barker clears way for contest between Bridget Phillipson and Lucy Powell

Compressed timetable and worries about potentially toxic atmosphere narrows field to replace Angela Rayner

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson confirmed she is running to replace Angela Rayner and 'unite our great party'.

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

Education secretary says she aims to ‘unite our great party and deliver for working people’

Bridget Phillipson describes herself as ‘a proud working-class woman’ in statement announcing her bid to replace Angela Rayner

Education Secretary vows to take ‘fight to Reform’ as she becomes second MP to throw hat into the ring to replace Angela Rayner

The education secretary enters contest to replace Angela Rayner, saying she can take the fight to Reform and defeat Nigel Farage

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

Six MPs threw their hat in the ring to replace Angela Rayner as nominations opened in the fast-tracked contest. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson took an early lead on…

The education secretary is first to get the 80 MP signatures needed for her nomination but sacked former Commons leader Lucy Powell is just three short with 24 hours before the…

Education secretary and Manchester MP look destined for face-off as three other candidates struggle for MP nominations

Emily Thornberry said it had been a 'privilege' to compete, but she was withdrawing.

Former shadow attorney general withdraws from race after receiving 13 MP backers

MP’s withdrawal along with Paula Barker clears way for contest between Bridget Phillipson and Lucy Powell

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 .

Education secretary and Manchester MP are only candidates to clear threshold to enter party members’ ballot

Ex-Commons leader says she wants Downing Street to be better connected to MPs and that she would deliver difficult truths to PM