Leader of the Labour Party UK
Opposition sources declined to comment on the claims.
But Rebecca Long-Bailey says Jeremy Corbyn's successor should come from the north.
But only 7,000 activists took part in the poll and it did not allow members to pick which candidate they wanted.
News is blow for rival Rebecca Long-Bailey who led the party's green new deal agenda.
Keir Starmer, Rebecca Long Bailey, Lisa Nandy, Jess Phillips, Emily Thornberry and Clive Lewis are all battling to replace Jeremy Corbyn as Labour Party leader.
This week’s shocking A&E waiting times dramatically underline the scale of the party’s election failure
Rebecca Long-Bailey and Keir Starmer are among a number of potential successors.
He said the party needed someone who could unite different perspectives within the party.
It's going to be a blue Christmas for Labour but will it be a blue decade?
Boris Johnson is on course for huge Commons majority in the general election.