Watch awkward moment Angela Eagle is deserted by reporters for Andrea Leadsom announcement

This is the awkward moment Angela Eagle is deserted by major broadcaster's top political reporters at the end of her launch for the Labour leadership.

The toe-curling video shows the Wallasey MP throw it open for questions only to be met by an awkward silence as ITV's Robert Peston and BBC correspondents rushed out of the launch amid reports of Andrea Leadsom pulling out of the Conservative leadership race.