Stellar Stella: Labour Party's Rising Star - Sky News

Jon Craig writes today in Sky News :

"Tom Watson comfortably won the election for Labour deputy leader, but it was runner-up Stella Creasy who established herself as a star of the future in the party.

Just 38, Ms Creasy was the youngest of the five candidates, but beat more established ex-ministers Caroline Flint, Angela Eagle and Ben Bradshaw, all of whom served in the Blair-Brown governments. It's probably the end of the road for those three now.

Her backers included former deputy prime minister John Prescott, an endorsement that meant a lot to her, she told me.

Since becoming an MP in 2010 she has established herself as a formidable campaigner on issues such as payday loans. She has also been a high-profile victim of unpleasant abuse and harassment on Twitter.

Towards the end of the deputy leadership election contest she revealed just how unpleasant some of it had become. She has courage as well as flair."

Read the full article here

Jeremy Corbyn is the new Leader of our party

Jeremy Corbyn is the new Labour Party leader winning outright on 1st preferences with 59.5%, and Tom Watson is the new deputy leader. Stella Creasy came second in the deputy leadership contest, gaining 26.4% against Tom Watson's  50.7% in the 3rd stage final count. See the full results of the leadership and deputy leadership voting on the Labour Party results page

Creasy remains LabourList readers’ favourite for deputy leader

According to the new LabourList poll, published after the close of voting yesterday, Walthamstow MP Stella Creasy heads the contest for deputy leadership of the Labour Party, slightly increasing her lead over Tom Watson from the poll conducted before voting started.

"This week’s survey, the last before the results are announced this weekend, saw Creasy come top in the deputy leader question with 34% of the vote. Tom Watson, widely tipped as favourite before tomorrow’s result, came second in the survey with 26%, five points ahead of Angela Eagle on 21%. Caroline Flint, who earned the second most nominations from MPs, received 12% of the vote, and Ben Bradshaw received 8%."

Full article here

Standup Comedy Special - for Stella4Deputy campaign

More than three quarters of the members . . .

. . . who came to the nomination meeting in July made Stella their first choice for Deputy leader; the Labour List poll earlier this month put her in the lead of the five candidates; she's been backed by Labour veterans John Prescott, and Neil Kinnock, and now here's a brilliant evening of standup comedy at the Rose and Crown on Hoe Street and your chance to help raise funds to support the Stella4Deputy campaign. 

Susan Murray MC

It's presented by the fantastic Red Imp comedy club which regularly features top international comics in the intimate surrounds of the upstairs theatre there (Bridget Christie, Sara Pascoe, Omid Djalili, Stewart Lee - the list just goes on). It's hosted by resident MC and comedy legend Susan Murray, and is on 

Tuesday September 8th 

starting at 8pm, till approx 10.30. Tickets cost £15, (£12 for early birds while they're still available. Don't miss out!) 

Book here on Biletto

The programme features:

• Doug Segal - winner 'Best Cabaret Award' Brighton Fringe 2012, & 'Three Weeks' Editor’s Award Edinburgh Fringe; comedy plus feats of mind reading and mind control.
• Maureen Younger - actor, stand up comedian & writer, contributing to the Standard, credits BBC Radio and Sky News. 
• John Mann - longstanding Jongleurs act (compere and headliner),  works all over the world. 
• David Fulton - Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Steve Coogan’s Saxondale, BBC's The Stand-up Show, and 5’s The Comedy Store. ‘Whoever decided Americans don’t have any sense of irony, forgot to tell Dave Fulton’ – The Guide. 

See the Stella for Deputy campaign page and the latest updates page

‘It’s not a question of left or right — Labour’s challenge is to be relevant’ Stella in The Times

Click the Times logo (or click here) for the interview with Stella Creasy MP. In case you can't get past the paywall this link is to a pdf copy. 

"Don’t take my word for it, but Stella’s destined to be Labour leader" Matthew Norman

Political commentator Matthew Norman, who writes The Independent’s media diary says in the paper's comments pages Independent Voices: "Creasy shows all the hallmarks of leadership material". Despite acknowledging the limitations of his previous crystal ball gazing he predicts 'Stella Creasy will be the next leader but one.' Read the full article here.

Neil Kinnock backs Stella Creasy

Check Stella's campaign video

Vote ONLINE in Leadership & Mayoral ballots - even if you're abroad

Ballot papers have started arriving and you can vote by simply filling yours in and posting it, or by going online to:

labour.org.uk/ballot2015

and following the instructions.

If you're out of the country till after the September 10th deadline you can still vote online provided you don't miss the email sent to you with your personal security code. The code is in two parts, and is also printed on the ballot paper. You need the code when you vote online. The email will probably have the header "VOTE NOW: Labour Party elections"

Deadline is noon September 10th

Stella in tonight's Evening Standard

In case you missed it here is the article about deputy leadership candidate Stella Creasy in Monday's Evening Standard: