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Last week Harriet Harman said that Labour were "sympathetic" to the government's plan to reduce the welfare cap from £26,000 to £23,000. However, Sadiq Khan - London Mayoral candidate - said that he opposed this policy in an article for…
Yvette Cooper has become the second leadership candidate who will officially be on the ballot paper. Candidates need 35 nominations from their fellow MPs to stay in the contest. Cooper has now reached this threshold. She has had the back of…
Something is happening in this Labour leadership contest which has never happened before. Something really positive. Sure Start is emerging as a key issue. All four contenders have staked out strong positions on the Early Years. Yvette…
How should Labour react to the Tories' plan to reduce the benefit cap from £26,000 to £23,000? In her response to the Queen's Speech, Harriet Harman said that Labour was "sympathetic" to the cut. London Mayoral hopeful Sadiq Khan has come…
Last night in an interview on BBC Newsnight, Yvette Cooper claimed Labour was "squeamish" when it came to talking about immigration. Talking to Laura Kuenssberg, Cooper – one of four people in the running to be Labour’s new leader - argued…
Yvette Cooper, one the the four leadership contenders to have announced they're standing, has said that she's established a network of organisers and volunteers in every region of the country. A spokesperson for Cooper has said that aim is…
Yvette Cooper today makes helping families the focus of her leadership offer today - and says that Labour need to win back support with women. She argues Labour must become the 'party of early years and party of families' in order to…
Labour leadership candidate Yvette Cooper has written an article for the Huffington Post today, blaming Labour's political strategy as the foremost reason for the defeat on May 7th. She identifies the inability the mistaken belief that…
As the Labour Party licks its wounds after our worst General election defeat for 100 years we could be about to step into an abyss. Labour MPs have the power to stop this happening. Under the new leadership rules Labour MPs’ final vote in…
Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has accused the Government of a "massive gap between rhetoric and reality" in their approach to immigration. David Cameron had promised to bring net migration down to the tens of thousands, but new…
Yvette Cooper has revealed which MPs will chair her campaign. She's decided to divide the task between Vernon Coaker, Shadow Defence Minister, and Shabana Mahmood, who is Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury. The two will be co-chairs of…
Yvette Cooper will attempt to position herself as the pro-business candidate in the Labour leadership race today. She says that under Ed Miliband, Labour too often appeared "anti-business, anti-growth and ultimately anti-worker" - which…
