Five make it through to next round of Labour leadership contest
Thornberry joins Long-Bailey, Starmer, Phillips and Nandy on list of leadership hopefuls
Five candidates have made it through to the next round of the Labour leadership contest – Keir Starmer, Rebecca Long-Bailey, Lisa Nandy, Jess Phillips and Emily Thornberry.
The leadership hopefuls passed the first hurdle after gaining the nominations of 22 MP and MEP colleagues, with one candidate, Clive Lewis, dropping out in the process.