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muriel_volestrangler

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8. Can they co-opt Caroline Lucas?

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Fri May 8, 2015, 06:27 AM

May 2015

Last edited Fri May 8, 2015, 06:58 AM - Edit history (1)

No? Damn.

Well before the election, the bookies had Yvette Cooper as the favourite to be the next leader; which makes as good sense as anything. Andy Burnham, already mentioned, is a reasonable choice - I think he was quite good in the latter half of the last parliament; I guess Alan Johnson would say he's gone past the point of it being feasible. Umunna would have the idea of 'you can trust me with the economy', I suppose.

Looking at the odds now, it's Ummuna and Burnham neck and neck, with Cooper not far behind. Jarvis is next, but I literally have not heard of him from the by-election until now, and I don't think that is really a recommendation.

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