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Keir Starmer suffered another hammer blow today as Lucy Powell was named as his new Labour deputy - and warned that he is not being 'bold' enough. Ms Powell - who was sacked from the Cabinet by the PM just last month - saw off Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson in the contest. She received 87,407 votes compared to 73,536 for her rival, a margin of 54 per cent to 46 per cent, although the turnout was a dismal 16.6 per cent. While stressing she was there to 'help' Sir Keir, Ms Powell gave a devastating assessment of his performance in her victory speech. 'We must give a stronger sense of our purpose, whose side we are on and of our Labour values and beliefs,' she said. It comes after a humiliating turn of events in the Channel this week, after a migrant previously deported under Sir Keir's 'one in, one out' policy was pictured returning to the UK on a second small boat voyage. His government is also under pressure after the accidental release of migrant and convicted sex offender Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu from HMP Chelmsford yesterday. A manhunt is underway to locate him. In yesterday's poll, Mail readers were asked: 'Do you feel safe in your area, as Tories warn of 'massive crimewave'?' Out of more than 8,500 votes, 24 percent said 'yes' and 76 percent said 'no'.
