Salford and Eccles Labour MP Rebecca Long-Bailey is 'considering' standing to take over from Jeremy Corbyn as the next leader of the Labour party when he steps down next year.
Elected in 2015, she used to work as a NHS solicitor before she became an MP. She is married with one child.
Today, she confirmed in an interview that she is 'considering' standing and that she would back Angela Rayner as her deputy.
The 40-year-old shares a flat in Westminster with her close friend and ally Angela Rayner - Asthon-under-Lyne MP and shadow education secretary.
A regular face on prime time political interviews, the shadow business secretary has worked closely with shadow chancellor John McDonnell.
She even stood in for Jeremy Corbyn during one of the TV debates when the leader was unavailable.
Mr Corbyn announced he'd stand down after leading the party to the worst electoral defeat in more than 80 years.
What may go against her is that she's still a relatively newcomer in politics and some detractors doubt if she has the charisma or the experience to make an effective leader.
She's also a Corbynista and could be too left-leaning to succeed.
In the Guardian interview, she said: "It's no good having the right solutions if people don't believe you can deliver them."
She added: "We didn't lose because of our commitment to scrap Universal Credit, invest in public services or abolish tuition fees."
And she spoke of the importance of uniting communities, with "progressive patriotism."
In the interview, she spoke of her childhood in Salford and having to move when the docks where her father worked shut.
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Long-Bailey is viewed as a continuity candidate who would continue along the same - rather disastrous - path as her ally Jeremy Corbyn.
Her detractors argue that since Labour's most crushing defeat since 1935, a different approach is needed for the party. Labour could be on the brink of a civil war as left and right compete for success in the leadership battle.
But only time will tell.
Two other candidates, Emily Thornberry and Clive Lewis, have formally declared they are standing and at least five other Labour MPs have indicated, via interviews, that they may join the race.
Lisa Nandy, Jess Phillips and Yvette Cooper are potential leadership contenders along with David Lammy, Ian Lavery and Dan Jarvis.
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