Miliband, going on to hold the shadow health brief under Mr Miliband's leadership.

Declaring his intention to stand, he said Labour must support the "aspirations of everyone".

Mr Burnham says he'll widen Labour's appeal by taking the party out of the "Westminster bubble", with a vision to helping "everyone get on in life".

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He has also pledged to take a tougher line on opposition to the government's welfare reforms, following a split within the party over its stance not to oppose the welfare bill.

Mr Burnham is married with three children. Before he entered politics he worked for a newspaper and a publishing company.

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Yvette Cooper

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Another former chiefYvette Cooper rejects claims her campaign is "boring"

She says she wants to combat child poverty, has pledged to campaign against government plans to limit future child tax credit to two children and to bring about a childcare and digital "revolution".

Ms Cooper is married to former Labour shadow chancellor Ed Balls, and the couple have three children. She worked as a journalist prior to her political career.

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Jeremy Corbyn

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The veteran left-wing MP for Islington North entered the contest to get an "anti-austerity" voice into the debate on Labour's future.

The 66-year-old told his local newspaper, the Islington Gazette, he had decided to stand in response to an "overwhelming" desire among Labour members for a "broader" range of candidates.

After a last-minute scramble for