LONDON: A junior chess champion in her youth,Angela Eagle at 55 is a skillful lawmaker known for her debating prowess, who is now challenging Jeremy Corbyn for the Labor Party leadership following the Brexit vote.

If the former trade union staffer wins the support of Labor members, Eagle would also become the first openly gay leader of one of Westminster's main political parties.

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