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| Labour leadership: Gordon Brown backs Yvette Cooper | Labour leadership: Gordon Brown backs Yvette Cooper |
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| Gordon Brown has voted for Yvette Cooper as his first preference in the Labour leadership contest. | |
| The former prime minister's office confirmed he believed Ms Cooper was the best of the four contenders to succeed Ed Miliband. | The former prime minister's office confirmed he believed Ms Cooper was the best of the four contenders to succeed Ed Miliband. |
| His second preference was Andy Burnham with Liz Kendall his third choice. | His second preference was Andy Burnham with Liz Kendall his third choice. |
| Mr Brown recently made a speech warning against Labour becoming a "party of protest," which was seen as a swipe at left-wing frontrunner Jeremy Corbyn. | Mr Brown recently made a speech warning against Labour becoming a "party of protest," which was seen as a swipe at left-wing frontrunner Jeremy Corbyn. |
| Mr Brown will set out his choice at the Edinburgh Book Festival at the weekend. | |
| Meanwhile, Mr Burnham has warned "big figures from the past" against intervening in the Labour leadership contest. | |
| He told the BBC News Channel former leaders risked being seen as "lecturing" the party's members and supporters. | |
| He said ex-leaders "needed to be listened to" but added: "If lots of people come out, the party members begin to feel they are being lectured by the higher echelons of the party." |