Summary

Media caption,

'Angela is known for her shoes, and she leaves some big ones to fill'

  1. How did we get here?published at 08:05 BST 25 October

    Angela Rayner's resignation in September sparked a contest between six Labour MPs to become the party's new deputy leader.

    In order to run for election the candidates needed to secure the backing of at least 80 MPs.

    The six who put their names forward were whittled down to two.

    Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson and former Commons leader Lucy Powell will today find out if their campaign has been successful.

    In the graphic below, we've taken a closer look at how the multi-stage process played out.

    A graphic showing the Labour deputy leader process
  2. Labour set to announce new deputy leaderpublished at 08:02 BST 25 October

    Matt Spivey
    Live page editor

    Labour's new deputy leader is set to be announced this morning.

    Six candidates initially said they would stand but only two made it to the ballot: Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson and former Commons leader Lucy Powell.

    This election has been triggered by the resignation of former deputy leader Angela Rayner in September.

    Ballots closed at noon on Thursday and we're expecting the result at around 10:00 BST.

    We'll bring you the latest developments and analysis, stick with us.