How are the candidates faring in the Labour leadership contest?

With two months remaining, the race is far from a foregone conclusion, writes Ashley Cowburn

Lisa Nandy, Rebecca Long-Bailey, Keir Starmer and Emily Thornberry are all hoping to succeed Jeremy Corbyn (Getty/PA/AFP)

In just over two weeks, Labour members will begin receiving ballot papers with a list of candidates vying to replace Jeremy Corbyn and take the party into the 2024 general election.

For those of you who haven’t been paying attention (you’re forgiven: according to pollsters Ipsos Mori few Britons claim to know much about the contenders), candidates wishing to succeed Corbyn must secure the nominations of either 33 constituency Labour party groups, or at least three affiliated organisations, including two trade unions, by Valentine’s Day.

So far, Sir Keir Starmer, Lisa Nandy, and Rebecca Long-Bailey have all passed this threshold. The only other candidate, shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry, is struggling to gain momentum behind her campaign despite her high profile in the party’s ranks.