Labour Deputy Leadership Hopeful Warns Starmer Party 'Can't Out-Reform Reform'

Bell Ribeiro-Addy and Bridget PhillipsonKeir Starmer has been warned to stop trying to “out-Reform Reform” by an MP running to be his deputy.Left-winger Bell Ribeiro-Addy hit out at the prime minister after throwing her hat into the ring to replace Angela Rayner as Labour’s deputy leader.She has been joined in the race by education secretary Bridget Phillipson, who becomes the first minister to run.Labour MPs have until 5pm on Thursday to get the 80 nominations they need to get on the ballot paper.On Radio 4′s Today programme this morning, Ribeiro-Addy said the Labour leadership had got it wrong on the situation in Gaza, the winter fuel allowance and welfare cuts.Instead, she accused No.10 off becoming more right-wing in an attempt to win back Reform voters.Ribeiro-Addy said: “We are currently haemorrhaging votes to the Lib Dems, to the Greens, and ultimately all we seem to want to do at the moment is chase down Reform, and we cannot do that. We are not good at out-Reforming Reform, but we can do so much better at being Labour.“If we keep going down in this direction we are not going to be able to attract or even to retain voters, and I think most people would agree that the most important thing is to make sure that Labour members have confidence in their deputy leader.”Phillipson, the MP for Houghton and Sunderland South, said she was running “to unite our great party and deliver for working people”.She said: “I’ve taken on powerful vested interests in the education sector – and even as they threw everything at me, I have never taken a backwards step. I will bring that same determination to every battle ahead of us.“Because make no mistake: we are in a fight. We all know the dangers Reform poses our country. But not only am I ready for it: I’ve proven we can do it. I’ve shown we can beat Farage in the north-east, while staying true to the Labour party’s values of equality, fairness and social justice.“With me as deputy leader we will beat them right across the country and unite to deliver the opportunity that working people across this great country deserve.”HuffPost UK revealed yesterday that Lucy Powell, who was sacked by Starmer in last week’s cabinet reshuffle, is being encouraged to run for deputy leader.Dame Emily Thornberry is also trying to drum up support, but Rosena Allin-Khan has decided not to stand.Related...Exclusive: Emily Thornberry Appealing For Labour MPs' Support As She Mulls Deputy Leadership BidWho Might Run To Replace Angela Rayner As Labour's Deputy Leader?Exclusive: Lucy Powell Is Being Encouraged To Run For Deputy Labour Leader

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