Rebecca Long Bailey is through to the next round of the Labour leadership race on the back of support from MPs elected only last month. Four candidates — Ms Long Bailey, Lisa Nandy, Jess Phillips and Sir Keir Starmer — have secured the backing of 22 MPs or MEPs required to progress to the next stage. The campaigns of Emily Thornberry and Clive Lewis appear to have stalled, raising questions over whether they will remain in the contest, while Barry Gardiner announced last night that he would no longer be standing. Candidates have until Monday to gather the necessary support. Figures on the Labour Party website show that 15 of the 26 nominations for Ms Long Bailey, the shadow business secretary, came from newly elected…

Source: The Times January 10, 2020 00:03 UTC