🔗 Share this article Labour's Fresh Deputy Chief to Be Announced This Saturday The Labour Party is ready to announce its fresh deputy leader this Saturday, with polling data suggesting the Manchester Central MP in front of the education secretary as voting closed on Thursday. Today's Schedule of Events Below is the politics schedule for Saturday, based on the news schedule: 10:00 AM: Labour’s new deputy leader is set to be revealed in London. Speeches are expected afterwards from the victor and the PM. 1pm: Protesters from opposing groups are expected to gather in separate areas of London after police banned Ukip supporters from gathering in an East London area due to concerns of serious disorder. Today: Counting starts to reveal the next president of the Irish Republic. Meanwhile, the Epping Forest MP Conservative MP Neil Hudson is on the media interviews for the Tory party. Election Highlights and Contender Stances Throughout the election race, Powell frequently mentioned errors made by the party on issues such as the winter fuel allowance. In a closing statement to backers, she appeared to criticise a top-down approach within the administration, stating that blindly following along was a dereliction of duty. If Powell does emerge victorious, the result is expected to be seen as a rebuke to the prime minister's leadership from party members. Keir Starmer has recently endured a difficult period, marked by a dispute over the grooming gangs inquiry and a loss in the Welsh assembly by-election in Caerphilly. The party's difficulties in the polls have sparked questions among backbenchers about the leader's position. Powell has stressed that she wants to support the PM and administration to prosper but also informed supporters the party needs to adapt how it operates to improve the situation. Meanwhile, Phillipson, regarded as the prime minister's favored choice, has stressed cohesion, warning that voting for her rival would result in party disputes and splits that could lead the party back to opposition. Other Political Headlines Reducing the cash Isa limit may not persuade savers to switch to shares but could increase mortgage costs, MPs have warned the chancellor. A wipeout for the Labour Party in next May’s local elections could spell the end of Starmer's leadership, parliamentarians have said, after the party suffered a crushing defeat in its Welsh heartland. The former prime minister was the only politician sent a testimonial by the security official implicated in a controversy over the dismissal of a legal case against two British men alleged of espionage for China. The result of the deputy leader contest is scheduled to be announced at 10am BST.