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29 June 2015updated 26 Jul 2021 6:03am

Yvette Cooper and Andy Burnham need to show why they’re not just more of the same

The same words with a different accent or gender will lead to the same result, warns Labour MP John Woodcock.

By John Woodcock

(Photo By Continuity Miliband? Photo: Getty Images)

There were two moments that made my heart sink yesterday. 

One was Andy Burnham unveiling a measure on housing reminiscent of the Ed Miliband approach which saw Labour lose to a poor Tory government that will continue making Britain even more divided and unequal than it is at present.

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