Bridget Phillipson and Lucy Powell will go head-to-head in the contest to replace Angela Rayner as Labour's deputy leader. On Thursday evening Ms Powell - who was sacked as Commons leader by Keir Starmer during last week's reshuffle - crossed the threshold of 80 MP backers. The Education Secretary Ms Phillipson, a loyal supporter of the Prime Minister, became the first candidate on Wednesday to win enough support. But the left-wing MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy was knocked out of the contest. As