Angela Eagle has withdrawn from the contest to become the next Labour leader in the UK.

She has decided to pull out after discovering Owen Smith had secured more nominations from party MPs and MEPs.

.@OwenSmith_MP will make a great Leader for Labour and a great PM. He has the values, vision & policies we need to take on the Tories

— Angela Eagle (@angelaeagle) July 19, 2016

Ms Eagle has now backed Mr Smith, who will take on current leader Jeremy Corbyn in a ballot of party members and supporters.

Angela Eagle says although there was a small gap between her and Owen Smith, she's taken the decision in the interests of the party: