Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happenLabour leadership hopefuls make final pitches for supportLabour leadership election: the latest oddsJohnson hails ‘incredible time’ as he visits Northern Ireland 1.51pm GMT Clive Lewis has withdrawn from the Labour leadership contest. He says he has done this so that MPs nominating him can nominate someone else in the 40 minutes before nominations close.But, given that he only has five nominations, even if all of them were to back Emily Thornberry before 2.30pm, on their own they would not be able to get her over the line.For me, this election wasn’t about just the leadership of the Labour Party but about our survival as an engaging and relevant political movement that could win a path to power.At this stage, it’s clear that I won’t get on the ballot. So, I’m standing aside in the spirit of pluralism, diversity and generosity that I’ve promoted throughout this campaign, so that those who have supported me can recast their nominations. 1.47pm GMT The Financial Times’ Jim Pickard says Richard Burgon has now got the 22 nominations needed to move on to the next stage of the contest to be Labour’s deputy leader.am told Burgon has hit the magic number of 22 MPs backing him https://t.co/3kSvkGZs5C Continue reading…
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