A group of Labour MPs, among them Yvette Cooper, are bringing in the new year with a call to institute a UK "town of culture" award.

包括伊薇特·库珀在内的一群工党议员呼吁在新的一年里设立英国“文化之城”奖。

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Yvette Cooper, Labour MP for Pontefract and Castleford, said people remained "furious" about the decision.

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In the Commons, Labour's Yvette Cooper welcomed the proposals but said they could have gone further.

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But senior figures, including Ed Balls, Yvette Cooper and Douglas Alexander, retain their existing positions.

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