Phillips added: “I’m now going to go out into the country and join the fightback. Because the Labour Party is not about what job description you have. We are the strength of our common endeavour.

“We go out into the country, in the local elections, the mayoral elections and we fight back. And we make sure that we are out there, speaking to the country, and making sure that the Labour party can win elections again.”

According to YouGov, this now means that Starmer would win the first round with 53%. Long-Bailey would follow with 33%, Nandy with 10% and Thornberry with 4%.

Jess Phillips quits Labour leadership race with a powerful video message