Yvette Cooper may lack some of Andy Burnham and Liz Kendall’s momentum but she remains a formidable opponent in the Labour leadership contest. On the Andrew Marr Show this morning, Cooper was quizzed on how enthusiastic she is for the job, given her late entry to the contest:
‘I want to make sure that Labour leads and wins again and I think I’m the right person to do that because I think I can be the strongest in terms of taking on David Cameron. I also think I will set out ideas for the future that don’t just involve swallowing the Tory manifesto and set out a Labour vision for the future.’
On the latter point, Marr asked Cooper if she was referring to Liz Kendall, who in her straight-talking manner has suggested Labour should not be opposed to all Tory ideas on principle:
‘I think some of our colleagues in some of the discussions have been thinking that “well, ok because Labour lost the election therefore what we have to do is say that the Tories are right on things.”
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