The Labour deputy leadership contest is entering its next stage as Bridget Phillipson and Lucy Powell seek nominations from constituency parties and affiliated unions.The Education Secretary and the recently sacked Commons leader were the only candidates to secure enough support from fellow MPs to make it past the first round in the race to succeed Angela Rayner, who quit over her tax affairs.Backbencher Bell Ribeiro-Addy was knocked out after she failed to get the required 80 nominations from L

The Labour deputy leadership contest is entering its next stage as Bridget Phillipson and Lucy Powell seek nominations from constituency parties and affiliated unions.The Education Secretary and the recently sacked Commons leader were the only candidates to secure enough support from fellow MPs to make it past the first round in the race to succeed Angela Rayner, who quit over her tax affairs.Backbencher Bell Ribeiro-Addy was knocked out after she failed to get the required 80 nominations from Labour MPs.