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Share your question for the Labour party deputy leadership candidates

Lucy Powell and Bridget Phillipson
What questions would you like us to put to the candidates? Composite: UK Parliament/The Guardian

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson, and the ousted cabinet minister Lucy Powell, are set to be the two candidates for Labour’s deputy leadership as other candidates struggled to get the minimum number of nominations.

On Wednesday evening, Phillipson had the backing of 116 MPs and Powell had 77 nominations, three short of the required 80.

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