Inside the dirty tricks campaigns trying to stop Andy Burnham in race for No 10

The Independent emphasizes on-the-ground reporting across issues including reproductive rights, climate change, and Big Tech. It highlights investigations into political finances and documentary work focused on American women fighting for reproductive rights. The outlet frames its mission as separating facts from messaging and maintaining access to reporting without paywalls, funded by readers who can afford it. It also describes a Parliamentary Labour Party meeting where Yvette Cooper and Jonathan Reynolds criticized MPs for briefing against the prime minister and leadership candidates. The meeting is portrayed as an attempt at unity that appears hypocritical given revelations of allies briefing against Andy Burnham. The piece characterizes an unofficial leadership contest as having already escalated beyond control.

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"A meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) on Monday evening has inadvertently confirmed that the underhand tricks and backstabbing by MPs has got out of hand. At the meeting, both foreign secretary Yvette Cooper and chief whip Jonathan Reynolds did their best primary school teacher impressions and gave their colleagues a dressing down for all their briefings against the prime minister and various leadership candidates."

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