Powell victory in Labour’s deputy leader contest would mean ‘division and disunity’, Phillipson suggests – UK politics live

October 1, 2025

Powell victory in Labour’s deputy leader contest would mean ‘division and disunity’, Phillipson suggests – UK politics live

They are now on closing speeches.

Phillipson says Labour has a golden opportunity to change Britain and they cannot waste it.

I want us to turn this government around, not to turn on each other.

Change is on the ballot at this election. The choice is what kind of change.

You can choose to push our government to be bolder, to go further, to do more, with me as your voice at the cabinet table.

Or you can choose division and disunity that fills the pages of the rightwing papers and puts us back on the road to opposition.

Selfridges has blamed a slump in the number of international tourists shopping for luxury goods in the UK and weaker consumer confidence for a fall in annual sales, as the retailer racked up losses for a fifth year in a row.

The upmarket department store chain reported a 7% decline in sales in the 48 weeks to 4 January 2025 to £775m compared with £835m recorded over the 53 weeks of its previous year.

Losses narrowed to nearly £16m from almost £42m the previous year but the group has not made a pre-tax profit since 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic forced shops to close their doors for months at a time .

Selfridges Group has four stores in the UK, including its flagship on Oxford Street in central London, two shops in Manchester and one in Birmingham , alongside its online operations.

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