A snap election is coming, Yvette Cooper claims

Yvette Cooper today demanded Labour be given access to the Civil Service so it can prepare for a general election. In her speech, Ms Cooper said: 'There needs to be direct access for the Opposition to civil servants now too. The leading Tory party contender has said he is considering an General Election. "The Prime Minister has accepted there may be a case for an early General Election, that may be only 4 months away. I am therefore writing to Jeremy Heywood the Cabinet Secretary to ask him to trigger the process for access talks for opposition parties." Ms Cooper said Labour was tearing itself apart as it wrestled with Mr Corbyn's future.