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18 May 2015updated 26 Jul 2021 4:56am

Angela Eagle announces that she will stand to be deputy Labour leader

Angela Eagle declares that she will be running for the deputy Labour leadership.

By Anoosh Chakelian

Angela Eagle, MP for Wallasey, is running for the deputy leadership of the Labour party.

An MP since 1992, Eagle has held a number of positions in both the last Labour government and in opposition. Most notably, she served as Pensions Minister under Gordon Brown, and has been shadow leader of the House of Commons (a position she still holds) since 2012.

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