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		</div><p>London mayor Sadiq Khan has announced his backing for Keir Starmer in the Labour leadership race.</p>
<p>Mr Khan said the frontrunner in the race to replace Jeremy Corbyn is the “best person to unite our party” and put Labour in government.</p>
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<p>The Labour mayor, who was MP for Tooting before entering City Hall, is one of the party’s most powerful elected politicians.</p>
<p>Announcing his endorsement on Twitter, he said: “I will be voting for @Keir_Starmer to be the next Labour leader. I’ve known Keir for decades.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’m honoured to have received Sadiq’s backing to be the next Labour leader. </p>
<p>Sadiq is demonstrating that Labour in power can change lives. I look forward to campaigning alongside him to keep London Labour. <a href="https://t.co/iMOZ0sKwC8">https://t.co/iMOZ0sKwC8</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) <a href="https://twitter.com/Keir_Starmer/status/1232600704906338305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>“He’s the best person to unite our party, take the fight to the Tories and put Labour in government. #AnotherFutureIsPossible.”</p>
<p>Mr Starmer, the shadow Brexit secretary, said he was “honoured” to have received Mr Khan’s backing.</p>
<p>“Sadiq is demonstrating that Labour in power can change lives. I look forward to campaigning alongside him to keep London Labour.”</p>
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<p>The battle to lead the party is being fought by Mr Starmer, shadow business secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey and Wigan MP Lisa Nandy.</p>
<p>Members and party supporters have begun voting in the contest this week, with batches of ballot papers being sent out by email and post.</p>
<p>They will also select a new deputy leader from Angela Rayner, Dawn Butler, Ian Murray, Dr Rosena Allin-Khan and Richard Burgon.</p>
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<p>The winners are set to be named on April 4 before taking up the roles immediately.</p>
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