Mary Creagh Said to Be Joining U.K. Labour Leadership Race
MP Mary Creagh held shadow cabinet roles under Ed Miliband's leadership
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Mary Creagh, the U.K. Labour Party’s spokeswoman on international development, is to join the race for the party leadership, according to people familiar with her plans who declined to be identified.
Creagh, 47, is the surprise fifth entrant to the race, and the third woman to throw her hat into the ring. Bookmaker William Hill had her listed as a 100-1 outsider today. The bookmakers’ favorite is business spokesman Chuka Umunna, who would be the party’s first black leader, and its youngest at 36. Home affairs spokeswoman Yvette Cooper and junior health spokeswoman Liz Kendall are both also running, as is health spokesman Andy Burnham.