The campaigns to be Leader and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party are well underway - candidates have declared, leaflets have been printed, meetings held.

All that is needed now are the job vacancies and election dates. The Politics Show has been asking the candidates what they want from the job, and you can read their responses here:

We have our own take on this very long, drawn-out process, which you can watch here:

Finally, if you want more depth and detail, you can find the BBC's full coverage of the Blair succession and leadership elections here:

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The Politics Show Sunday 04 March 2007 at 12:00 GMT on BBC One.

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