Emily Thornberry became the fourth woman to make it into the next round of the Labour leadership contest Times photographer James GlossopEmily Thornberry has scraped into the next round of the Labour leadership contest at the eleventh hour after MPs nominated her to make the contest more “diverse”. The shadow foreign secretary became the fourth woman to make it through, alongside Rebecca Long Bailey, Lisa Nandy and Jess Phillips. They will take on Sir Keir Starmer after all five managed to secure the backing of at least 22 MPs or MEPs. Naz Shah, the Labour MP for Bradford West, said that her nomination of Ms Thornberry was not an endorsement. Ms Shah said she believed that Sir Keir had “what it takes to unite the Labour Party and give a…

Source: The Times January 13, 2020 17:03 UTC