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29 May 2015

What’s wrong with Yvette Cooper’s campaign?

Yvette Cooper should be a major player in the Labour leadership campaign. But she's struggling to define herself in a race dominated by Andy Burnham and Liz Kendall. What's going on?

By Stephen Bush

(Photo By Yvette Cooper addresses the main hall of Labour party conference in 2014. Photo: Getty Images)

Why does Yvette Cooper want to lead the Labour party?

That’s not a rhetorical question, by the way, I’m genuinely baffled. After nearly a month of announcements, speeches and interventions, I’m still no closer to working out what Cooper’s pitch for the party leadership is.

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