Owen Smith will launch his bid to be
Labour leader by warning the party risks "falling apart" if it does not
act "like a proper team".
The former shadow Work and Pensions
Secretary will say his plan to invest £200bn into building projects is
what is needed to "rebuild Britain". He joins Angela Eagle in the race against Jeremy Corbyn's leadership.
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Angela Eagle was first to mount a challenge to Jeremy Corbyn
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Meanwhile Mr Corbyn has said he wants Labour's governing body to change the rules for who can vote in the contest. Writing in the Sunday Mirror
Mr Smith said it was a "worrying time for Labour"
and claimed the new Conservative government "will try to use Brexit as
an excuse for slashing workers' rights and forcing through even more
cuts".
"Only a strong, united and competent Labour Party can stop
that happening and start leading us back to power. I am part of a new
generation of Labour women and men who must now step up to secure
Labour's future," he said.
