Yvette Cooper has 41 and Liz Kendall, who has been accused of being a “red Tory”, lags behind with 10.
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Mr Kyle said: “The race to become the next leader of the Labour Party has proven a great showcase for the talent and ideas that will inspire the next period of the Labour movement”.
Construction Union UCATT has backed Andy Burnham for the leadership of the Labour Party, praising the shadow health secretary’s housebuilding policies.
The MP for Leicester West was urged to take the party to the left to present a clear difference between Labour and the Conservatives. “I’ve told them their signatures will be first on the letters to get rid of him”, he said. “It’s a long slog though, but I think it will be worth it because we needed the time to listen closely to voters after such a crushing defeat, particularly in the South East, and choose a leader who will respond to what we’ve heard”.
The Islington MP had been a 100/1 outsider when he entered the race but a rally of support has put him well in contention.
United Kingdom political betting markets have slashed the odds of far-left candidate Jeremy Corbyn becoming the next Labour Party leader. Reports at the weekend suggested Labour MPs were already considering how he could be removed from office if he pulled off a victory.
So I think the Labour Party’s got to come back to-gether after this leadership contest.’ Blairite candidate Liz Kendall appeared visibly astonished, and insisted she would not hire Mr Corbyn. But Ms Kendall said the Opposition’s top team would need to be “serious and credible”, adding they would need to take on “very hard issues” while also inspiring Labour supporters.
Speaking on BBC Radio 5 live’s Pienaar’s Politics show, she said she “cannot wait for a world where women are judged the same as men”.
HUNDREDS of Labour party members will meet in Brighton this weekend to discuss their future.
“Can you imagine the Mail on Sunday asking the weight of the prime minister, George Osborne or any other leading politician?”
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In 2014, Mr Walters did raise the subject of weight with the chancellor in another Mail on Sunday interview.
