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The 2020 Labour Party leadership election was triggered after Jeremy Corbyn announced his intention to resign as the leader of the Labour Party following the party's defeat at the 2019 general election.
The following list shows all Labour Party Members of Parliament (MPs), Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), Constituency Labour Parties (CLPs), affiliated trades unions and socialist societies that nominated a candidate in the 2020 Labour Party leadership election. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Labour Party leadership elections were held in the following countries in 2020: 2020 Labour Party leadership election (Ireland) 2020 Labour Party leadership election (UK) 2020 Labour Party deputy leadership election; 2020 Scottish Labour deputy leadership election
The leader of the Labour Party is the highest position within the United Kingdom's Labour Party.The current holder of the position is Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, who was elected to the position on 4 April 2020, following his victory in the party's leadership election.
The result of the election as well as the corresponding contest for leader of the Labour Party was announced at 10:45 on 4 April 2020. The announcement was originally due to take place at a special conference in London, but because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic it was cancelled in favour of a "scaled-back event". [ 40 ]
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Following the Labour Party's defeat at the general election on 7 May 2015, Ed Miliband resigned as its party leader, triggering a leadership election.Corbyn decided to stand as a candidate, having been disillusioned by the lack of a left-wing voice, and said to his local newspaper, The Islington Tribune, that he would have a "clear anti-austerity platform".
Nominations in the 2020 Labour Party deputy leadership election This page was last edited on 2 July 2021, at 04:27 (UTC). Text is available under the ...