Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson and fellow minister Alison McGovern are among the Labour figures vying for the party's deputy leadership.Former Commons leader Lucy Powell, who was sacked by Sir Keir Starmer in his reshuffle, is also standing in the contest to succeed Angela Rayner.Commons Foreign Affairs Committee chairwoman Dame Emily Thornberry and backbenchers Bell Ribeiro-Addy and Paula Barker have also said they will stand.

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson and fellow minister Alison McGovern are among the Labour figures vying for the party's deputy leadership.Former Commons leader Lucy Powell, who was sacked by Sir Keir Starmer in his reshuffle, is also standing in the contest to succeed Angela Rayner.Commons Foreign Affairs Committee chairwoman Dame Emily Thornberry and backbenchers Bell Ribeiro-Addy and Paula Barker have also said they will stand.