Exclusive: Emily Thornberry Appealing For Labour MPs' Support As She Mulls Deputy Leadership Bid

Emily Thornberry Emily Thornberry is appealing for support from Labour MPs as she weighs up whether to stand to be deputy leader.HuffPost UK has seen a message she has sent to colleagues saying the government has made “too many mistakes” on issues like welfare reform and Gaza.In direct criticism of No.10, she said the current party leadership “aren’t listening” to the concerns of MPs.The message also contains a clip from comments she made on the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg in which she revealed she was considering standing.She said: “I’m thinking about it … it’s really a question of what can I bring to it.”MPs hoping to run for deputy leader have until 5pm on Thursday to get at least 80 nominations from Labour MPs.Thornberry’s message says: “Hi there, I’m thinking of standing for Dept Leader. MPs nominations by Thursday. Could we speak today? I would love your support.“This is a clip of what I said on Laura K yesterday. Welfare, Gaza, employment rights, wealth inequality - too many mistakes.“We’ve been telling them and they aren’t listening. Good colleagues have sacrificed a great deal to do so. We have got to turn this around together.”HuffPost UK has revealed that Lucy Powell, who was sacked as Commons leader in Friday’s reshuffle, is being encouraged to throw her hat into the ring.Other potential candidates include Louise Haigh, Anneliese Dodds and Rosena Allin-Khan.The post became vacant after Angela Rayner resigned after she was found to have broken the ministerial code by failing to pay enough stamp duty on her new flat.Related...Who Might Run To Replace Angela Rayner As Labour's Deputy Leader?Exclusive: Lucy Powell Is Being Encouraged To Run For Deputy Labour LeaderLabour Splits Erupt As Andy Burnham Blasts Starmer's 'London-Centric' Reshuffle

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