Powell is in a head-to-head race with Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson to succeed Angela Rayner as the party’s deputy after Rayner quit over her tax affairs.
Labour’s deputy leader is elected by the party’s members, which gives them a separate and independent mandate to that of the leader.
Instead, Powell has touted the deputy role as a position that will champion backbenchers and activists.
Powell is making a virtue of her independence from No 10 in an atmosphere of heightened antagonism between the Labour leadership and its backbenchers.
Lucy Powell leaves Downing Street after attending a weekly Cabinet meeting (Photo: Rasid Necati Aslim/Getty)
Dale Vince, owner of the green electricity company Ecotricity, has donated more than £5.5m to Labour since 2020, making him one of the party’s leading donors. The entrepreneur, who was previously a new-age traveller, also owns Forest Green Rovers, which styles itself as the world’s first vegan football club.
“I believe that Lucy’s independence from Government and the collective responsibility of Cabinet will enable this vital role. I have great respect for Bridget, but on balance, with the deputy PM role now separate from the deputy leader – I believe it’s right to go all the way and have a deputy leader that is not in the Government,” he added.
He has also been outspoken on the Middle East, flying a Palestinian flag at Ecotricity’s headquarters in Gloucestershire.
Deputy race to dominate Labour conference
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson is up against Lucy Powell in the Labour deputy leader race (Photo: James Manning/PA)“This campaign is bringing together Labour members and activists across our broad movement who know we need a full-time deputy who is not afraid to have the difficult conversations when we need to change course,” she added.
Both Powell and Phillipson have been traveling the country seeking support from local Constituency Labour Parties and the party’s union affiliates.
Voting begins October 8 for Labour members and supporters, ends October 23; the new deputy leader is announced two days later.
Meanwhile, the Communication Workers Union is backing Powell, who has already secured support from Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham, a longtime ally, Cabinet ministers including Ed Miliband and Lisa Nandy, and the affiliated group Disability Labour.
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Powell has also dismissed as “sexist” suggestions that Labour members might vote for her to be deputy leader to signal they want her ally Burnham to replace Starmer as Prime Minister.
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