With voting for the membership ballot for Labour Deputy Leader set to open on Wednesday Former Labour Leader Neil Kinnock has endorsed Lucy Powell
Kinnock said that the Manchester Central MP and former Commons leader is “totally Labour and embodies the basic truth that is vital that the broad Labour movement is heard and heeded.”
Writing on X Powell said
“It means a lot to me to have the support of former Labour Leader Neil Kinnock. He represents our values and our traditions, and was one of our great leaders and orators.”
Kinnock said of Powell
“Our sustained values of justice, equity and liberty offer the principled and practical policies that our country, our world, need. Lucy will insist upon that reality as an elected deputy leader who will give distinctive and reasoning support to our Government.“
