Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper ‘eyes up No10’ if poll disaster in May forces Starmer to quit… and Red Ed would be Chancellor

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper is positioning herself to succeed Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister – on a ‘nightmare ticket’ with Ed Miliband.

Ms Cooper would present herself as a centrist ‘unifying force’ if Sir Keir is forced out after May’s local elections, sources claim.

And while she would insist she was taking the job only on a caretaker basis, ahead of a leadership contest, Ms Cooper’s supporters hope after ‘earning her spurs’

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