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Two Labour leftwingers to stand for vacant general secretary position
Unite's Jennie Formby shares a joke with Jeremy Corbyn back in 2015

TWO leftwingers are in the running to succeed Iain McNicol as Labour’s general secretary.

Unite south-east regional secretary Jennie Formby formally declared she would be applying for the job today.

And the Star understands that Momentum founder Jon Lansman is likely to throw his hat into the ring.

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