Lucy Powell

Lucy Maria Powell (born 10 October 1974) is a British Labour and Co-operative politician and Member of Parliament for Manchester Central in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. She has been the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party since 2025.

She was first elected at the Manchester Central by-election in November 2012. In September 2015 she was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Education in Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet, but resigned in June 2016.

In the aftermath of the Labour Party’s landslide victory in 2024 general election, Powell was appointed the Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council by the new Prime Minister Keir Starmer on 5 July.

Powell put her name forward as  a candidate for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party on 9 September 2025. She beat Bridget Phillipson on 25 October 2025, winning the election with 54.3% of the vote.

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