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Yvette Cooper will say that David Cameron has betrayed a generation by scrapping measures to combat climate change as she lays out her own six point plan ahead of the international Climate Change Summit. At an event in Leicester, the…
The election defeat was bad enough. I drove off to the count to join Phil Wilson with hope that the night would end with surprises. But I could not anticipate all that unfolded that fateful night. It was like a bad dream. At least we had…
Yvette Cooper will today say that Jeremy Corbyn doesn't have the leadership election "all sewn up". In a speech to party members in Plymouth the leadership contender will warn against "hubris" of those who think they've won, and "defeatism…
The New Statesman magazine has endorsed Yvette Cooper in the Labour leadership contest. It is the second major left wing publication to support Cooper, after The Guardian announced its support last week. In a leader column in the new…
Sarah Brown has revealed she will be voting for Yvette Cooper in the Labour leadership race, and is giving her second preference to Andy Burnham, in what appears to be a tacit endorsement of the 'Anyone But Corbyn' strategy…
Yvette Cooper will today say she wants to put "feminist and egalitarian principles" at the heart of society, as she unveils a five point plan for women's equality. Speaking this evening, Cooper will say she is "proud to be a feminist", and…
Liz Kendall is the likeliest of the Labour leadership contenders to win an election, but won't become leader, according to a survey of Conservative MPs. Public affairs consultancy Maitland asked 89 Tory MPs about the contest - and 66% said…
Former Foreign Secretary David Miliband will be voting for Liz Kendall and Yvette Cooper as his first and second preferences in the Labour leadership election, he has revealed. In an article for The Guardian, Miliband says Kendall has…
Both Andy Burnham and Yvette Cooper's campaigns are today claiming their candidate is best placed to beat Jeremy Corbyn in the Labour leadership race, as ballot papers begin to drop today. The row comes as this morning's Telegraph reports…
Andy Burnham will today promise to use the "best ideas" of his leadership rivals to shape his vision for Labour if he is elected on September 12th. In a speech at Manchester's People's History Museum, Burnham will praise the "energy" Jeremy…
The poll earlier this week that gave Jeremy Corbyn an incredible 32 point lead has been recalculated by YouGov to take into account the new Labour membership and supporter figures, released on Wednesday. The new poll is weighted to…
The Guardian has published an editorial supporting Yvette Cooper in the Labour leadership contest. While the paper says that the "surprise success" of Jeremy Corbyn throughout the campaign is a "reprimand" to the other candidates, and that…
