Polling suggests Lucy Powell enjoyed a healthy lead over Bridget Phillipson as voting closed on Thursday

Polling suggests Lucy Powell enjoyed a healthy lead over Bridget Phillipson as voting closed on Thursday

Lucy Powell’s victory is likely to be seen as a call from the Labour membership for a change of direction amid growing unhappiness with Sir Keir Starmer’s government

MP for Manchester Central had been seen as favourite ahead of rival Bridget Phillipson throughout contest

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

Labour members – and Caerphilly voters – have made their feelings clear. When will the PM realise that his strategy just isn’t working, asks Morgan Jones of Renewal