China News Service, February 24th. According to the BBC, on the 24th, the British opposition Labour Party started the election of party leaders. Currently, Labour's Brexit spokesman, Stamo, is considered the frontrunner in this election, receiving the most nominations from unions and affiliates, as well as the constituency Labour.
Keir Starmer, Lisa Nandy and Rebecca Long-Bailey have reportedly received sufficient support from trade unions and affiliated groups to qualify for elections. It is reported that in order to be eligible to participate in the election of the party leader, the candidate needs the support of three unions or affiliates representing 5% of the members, or the support of the Labour Party in 33 constituencies.
In addition, after Tom Watson resigned as the deputy leader of the Labor Party in December 2019, the party will also elect a new deputy leader.
Data map: As a result of the previous defeat in the British election, Labour Party leader Corbin announced that he will resign. The picture shows Corbin.
Reports point out that Labour ’s Brexit spokesman Stamo was seen as the frontrunner in the campaign. In an interview on the 23rd, Stamo promised that after the party's defeat in the general election, uniting Labour would be his "first task" after his election.
The poll will end on April 2 and the results will be announced at a special meeting two days later. Among the participating Labour Party members are 114,000 new members who joined the Labour Party after the British elections in December 2019. It is reported that in this election, the British Labor Party experienced its worst election defeat since the 1930s.
According to reports, members of the Labour Party's affiliated unions and groups and about 14,700 "registered supporters" also participated in the vote.