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Just 24 hours ago, the Wigan MP was a middle of the road 10/1 shot to become the next Labour leader - but those odds have been slashed into 5/1.

The move could damage support for Rebecca Long-Bailey, who has tried to position herself as the standard bearer for the left.

The shadow Brexit secretary has secured enough backing from colleagues to enter the second stage.

Six candidates – Rebecca Long-Bailey, Sir Keir Starmer, Emily Thornberry, Lisa Nandy, Jess Phillips and Clive Lewis – are seeking to lead the party.

Ian Murray said the architects of the party’s catastrophic failure in 2019 cannot be allowed to be the architects of the response.

Ms Long-Bailey said she could be trusted to maintain the party’s ‘socialist agenda’.

The result will be announced on April 4th, the NEC has confirmed.

Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner said Labour needed to build a new coalition of voters.

Former deputy Labour leader Tom Watson said Rebecca Long-Bailey is the "continuity candidate".