Labour leadership: What are candidates doing to win over members as ballots open?

The coming days will be crucial in winning the support of the undecided, writes Ashley Cowburn

Long-Bailey, Nandy and Starmer at a leadership hustings in Glasgow on 15 February (Getty)

Tomorrow Labour will begin sending ballots to its half a million membership, registered supporters and affiliated supporters across the country as voting opens. It is likely a large proportion of members have already made up their minds – given the race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn has already been going on longer than the entire general election campaign.

Ballots will be sent out by email, so members can theoretically vote online almost instantaneously. It is likely a significant proportion will do so. For those who don’t, expect a flurry of voting closer to the deadline of 2 April.

But for the three remaining candidates – Sir Keir Starmer, Lisa Nandy and Rebecca Long-Bailey – the coming days will be crucial in winning the support of the undecided and wavering voters, or those unsure who to mark as their second preference.