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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

Stop the anonymous briefings and show respect, two ministers tell Labour MPs

Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper: ‘I don’t care who you are in our party, and what you think the answer is for the future, we treat each other with respect.’ Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

Two cabinet ministers have warned Labour colleagues against damaging anonymous briefings as the party prepares for a probable leadership contest, arguing it is disrespectful to voters to wage a factional war in public.

The comments by Yvette Cooper, the foreign secretary, and Jonathan Reynolds, the chief whip, came as Labour MPs gathered late on Monday for the weekly meeting of the parliamentary Labour party.

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