Labour hopefuls Owen Smith and Jeremy Corbyn will finish their campaigning to become the next party leader today as the contest draws to a close.

Voting ends today at 12pm, with the result set to be announced at a conference in Liverpool this Saturday.

Mr Corbyn, the MP for Islington and current party leader, is the favourite to win the leadership battle.

About 640,000 party members from across the country are believed to be eligible to cast a vote.