11-07-2014 19:25 via feeds.theguardian.com

Yvette Cooper: 'I want to be home secretary, that's the job I want'

Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has long been committed to women's rights. But where does she stand on this week's row over surveillance legislation? And can we get her to admit she'd like to lead Labour?As we sit down in Yvette Cooper's corner office, which looks directly on to the Houses of Parliament, an aide brings two mugs of tea, one with a line of red and another with blue. The shadow home secretary passes me the red one, laughingly denying that she is making a party political po
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