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Labour party leadership campaign; EXT CMS Patrick Wintour ("The Guardian") intvwd SOT - Tony Blair is desperate to have a contest for the leadership/ party must be given a chance to choose its leader and Blair wants to lay out his stall of ideas/ Blair wants a collegiate type of leadership which is similar to that of John Smith INT CMS Margaret Beckett MP (acting Lab Pty ldr) tours factory as chats to workers (not heard) PAN R-L to car engine LAMS Ditto CMS Beckett in factory CMS Ditto MS Beckett seated around table with others drinking tea CMS Black man listening to Beckett (not heard) CMS Beckett talking (not heard) CS Beckett's hand on sheet of paper CMS Robin Cook MP (Shadow Trade Sec) stands at pkf and speaks SOT - This morning I'm publishing "Winning For Britain" which lays out our strategy for Britain's success LMS Cook speaking at pkf (not heard) CMS Union Jack flag on platform behind Cook MS Journalists seated at pkf CMS Journalist MS Journalists seated at pkf MS Jack Cunningham MP (Shadow For Sec) speaking at pkf SOT - We're not going to talk about the Lab Pty leadership election but only the European elections CMS SIDE Photographer takes pics CMS Robin Cook MP (Shadow Trade Sec) speaking at pkf SOT - We're focusing on the European issues today MS Cook speaking at pkf (not heard) LS Ditto LMS John Redwood MP (Welsh Sec) seated at pkf next Michael Heseltine MP (Pres of Board of Trade) Norman Fowler M) (Con Pty Chmn) and others CMS Michael Heseltine MP (Pres of Board of Trade) speaking at pkf SOT - It doesn't matter who leads the Tory party because across the world Socialism is intellectually bankrupt CMS Matthew Taylor MP (Lib Dem Campaigns Director) speaking at pkf SOT - We don't think it matters who wins the Lab Pty leadership election because our main concern is putting over our own case