{"id":288179,"date":"2025-10-18T12:05:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T11:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/electoral-dysfunction-im-not-here-to-throw-mud-the-labour-deputy-leader-showdown\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T12:05:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T11:05:04","slug":"electoral-dysfunction-im-not-here-to-throw-mud-the-labour-deputy-leader-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/electoral-dysfunction-im-not-here-to-throw-mud-the-labour-deputy-leader-showdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Electoral Dysfunction | &#8216;I&#8217;m not here to throw mud&#8217;: The Labour deputy leader showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/WICK3prjr9E\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Electoral Dysfunction | 'I'm not here to throw mud': The Labour deputy leader showdown\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WICK3prjr9E\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Click here to follow Electoral Dysfunction in your podcast feed: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/electoraldysfunction<\/p>\n<p>Two powerhouse Labour politicians are vying to replace Angela Rayner as deputy leader.<\/p>\n<p>With the winner being announced on 25 October, Beth Rigby has been speaking to both candidates about party unity, leadership, leaks, and their political vision in a special Electoral Dysfunction double-header.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy Powell pitches herself as the independent &quot;shop steward&quot; ready to speak truth to power, while Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson argues real influence comes from inside government.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a contest that could define Sir Keir Starmer&#8217;s future &#8211; who will win Labour&#8217;s deputy leadership, the insider or the outsider?<\/p>\n<p>#electoraldysfunction #politics #labourparty <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click here to follow Electoral Dysfunction in your podcast feed: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/electoraldysfunction Two powerhouse Labour politicians are vying to replace Angela Rayner as deputy leader. 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