"I think we often feel like our members and elected representatives are something we need to stand against or not value. They are our strengths. They connect us to the national conversation. Instead of just telling people what we want them to do, we need to respect, value and include them more, and recognise that debate is not division or dissent, and recognise you have to take people with you and hear from broader voices, not just a narrower group of voices."
"The Manchester Central MP won 54% of the vote, polling 87,407 votes, while Phillipson received 73,536. Turnout was just 16.6%, which some Labour insiders say points to widespread disillusionment within the party. The result was announced on Saturday against the backdrop of Labour's catastrophic byelection performance in Caerphilly. The party came third, behind Plaid Cmyru and Reform, polling just 11% of the vote in a previously safe seat that it had held by Labour since the creation of the Welsh Senedd in 1999."
Lucy Powell defeated Bridget Phillipson in the Labour deputy leadership contest, winning 54% with 87,407 votes to Phillipson's 73,536, on a turnout of 16.6%. Low turnout has been linked to widespread disillusionment among party members. The result followed Labour's poor Caerphilly byelection showing, where the party came third with 11% in a previously safe seat. Both deputy leadership candidates supported scrapping the two-child benefit cap. Powell intends to re-engage and include members and elected representatives, treat them as strengths that connect to the national conversation, and work with Keir Starmer and across the party to broaden voices in decision-making.
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