Labour MP Chuka Umunna announces engagement to girlfriend Alice Sullivan

Labour MP Chuka Umunna has announced that he is to marry his girlfriend, lawyer Alice Sullivan.

The engagement notice was published in The Times by Miss Sullivan's parents.

The former Labour leadership contender only revealed his relationship with the 31-year-old just a couple of days before he announced his candidacy.

The couple were seen walking holding hands as he arrived for a television interview in May, although he eventually pulled out of the leadership race.

The announcement was published in The Times by Miss Sullivan's parents. Credit: The Times

Mr Umunna, MP for Streatham, thanked his followers on Twitter for their messages.