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Chuka Umunna		  
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Andy Burnham		  
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Ed Balls (rumoured to have lost seat)		  
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Yvette Cooper		  
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Liz Kendall		  
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« on: May 07, 2015, 07:40:23 PM »
This seems relevant right now.
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« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2015, 07:46:54 PM »
My gut says Cooper.
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« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2015, 07:58:23 PM »
I'd prefer Umunna, but it'll probably be Cooper.
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« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2015, 07:59:13 PM »
Cooper probably.
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« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2015, 11:22:04 PM »
Someone new.
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« Reply #5 on: May 08, 2015, 02:04:56 AM »
I said this in the chat and I'll say it again, but Labour needs to pick a young and attractive lady.
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« Reply #6 on: May 08, 2015, 02:06:29 AM »
Quote from: RIP the NHS, RIP the BBC, RIP the UK on May 08, 2015, 02:04:56 AM
I said this in the chat and I'll say it again, but Labour needs to pick a young and attractive lady.
Well, Cooper's out then.
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« Reply #7 on: May 08, 2015, 03:30:06 AM »
No idea. Burnham and Cooper are the presumptive favourites for various reasons, but there are others who might be interested and not all of their names are even listed here. The new rules make things interesting as well: the tearooms and bars are less important now.
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« Reply #8 on: May 08, 2015, 06:00:21 AM »
Probably not Umunna.

And you know why (unfortunately)
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« Reply #9 on: May 08, 2015, 06:09:31 AM »
I can think of a long list of reasons why it won't be him. Which one did you have in mind?
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« Reply #10 on: May 08, 2015, 06:25:30 AM »
Quote from: Sibboleth on May 08, 2015, 06:09:31 AM
I can think of a long list of reasons why it won't be him. Which one did you have in mind?

He's not white.

I do not believe we are in the situation in this country, as of this moment, where that won't matter. It shouldn't matter and I would be sick to my stomach if it ever did matter. There is a core of voters, particularly amongst Labour's base (and in fairness, the Tory base too) where such a thing still 'matters' even to people who have a veneer of respectability and would tell you to your face that it didn't matter.
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« Reply #11 on: May 08, 2015, 03:17:06 PM »
Cooper seems the best of the options.
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« Reply #12 on: May 08, 2015, 03:59:06 PM »
Well, I would've said Ed Balls before last night...

Honestly, it'll probably be Cooper, but I could see Burnham get in.
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« Reply #13 on: May 09, 2015, 12:52:56 AM »
I'm an American who is ignorant about most UK politics, but I like Umunna and Cooper from what I've heard. I think whoever can be most articulate in expressing Labour policy (and changing that policy if need be) would be best, considering Miliband's problem seemed to be his awkwardness and inability to articulate a winning message (or changing Labour's policies to give him a winning message).
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