Labour Members Pick Sacked Minister as Deputy, Defying Starmer

Keir Starmer’s Labour elected Lucy Powell as deputy leader, highlighting internal dissatisfaction with the governing party’s direction amid dire opinion poll ratings.

Powell won 54% of the vote in the 6-week contest, beating her opponent, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson, who secured 46%, according to results announced on Saturday by Labour. She replaces Angela Rayner, who resigned in a tax scandal last month.