Big thanks to Bell Ribeiro-Addy for standing for Deputy Leader – the only candidate to call for Peter Mandleson’s sacking – and to everyone who joined Labour CND, Momentum, and the Campaign for Labour Party Democracy in supporting her in the short time she had to solicit PLP nominatinos.
When the PLP ballot closed on Thursday 11 September, only Bridget Phillipson and Lucy Powell had received enough votes to make it onto the members ballot. A list of who nominated whom is available on the Labour Party website.
The undemocratic selection process has robbed party members and affiliates of Bell’s strong and important voice in the election – someone who speaks out against Israel’s genocide in Gaza, welfare cuts, trade union rights, and Reform and the rise of the far right. A Deputy Leader genuinely committed to internal democracy and pluralism is needed now more than ever.
When the PLP ballot closed on Thursday 11 September, only Bridget Phillipson and Lucy Powell had received enough votes to make it onto the members ballot. A list of who nominated whom is available on the Labour Party website.
They are the only candidates members and affiliates can choose as the next Deputy Leader. In the short election period that follows, we must interrogate their policies carefully and hold them to account.
The timetable for the election is as follows:
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