Thérèse Coffey
British politician (born 1971)
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Thérèse Anne Coffey is a British politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from September to October 2022 under Liz Truss. She also served in the cabinet from 2019 to 2023 as Environment Secretary between October 2022 and November 2023; Health Secretary between September and October 2022; and Work and Pensions Secretary between September 2019 and September 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Suffolk Coastal since 2010.
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Ex-deputy PM Therese Coffey makes Rwanda gaffe in CommonsTherese Coffey appears to have made a geographical gaffe in the Commons as she attempted to attack Labour over its opposition to the government's Rwanda policy.Sky News - Published | |
Liz Truss resignation honours revealed as Kwarteng and cabinet miss outKwasi Kwarteng, Therese Coffey and the rest of Liz Truss's cabinet have missed out on getting gongs or places in the House of Lords as part of her resignation honours list.Sky News - Published | |
Ex-cabinet minister says she came 'close to dying' after stress triggered brain abscessFormer cabinet minister Therese Coffey has revealed how she came "close to dying" after an abscess was discovered in her brain.Sky News - Published | |
Minister 'pretty fed up' with sewage spills after water firms issued apology Environment Secretary Therese Coffey has admitted she is "pretty fed up" with the UK's water firms after they were forced to apologise over sewage spills.Sky News - Published | |
Recycled policy on wet wipes shows the government is dodging bigger issues There's a bit of a whiff about the government's plan to clean up our rivers. The Environment Secretary Therese Coffey says she wants to ban plastic wet wipes, which clog sewers and pollute waterways.Sky News - Published | |
No 10 admits King was asked not to attend COP27 - but minister says decision 'up to him' Downing Street has confirmed that King Charles has been advised not to attend the COP27 climate summit in Egypt next month - but Environment Secretary Therese Coffey has said it is "up to him" whether..Sky News - Published | |
Who is Therese Coffey? The new karaoke-loving health secretary who admits she's 'not a role model' On her first full day as deputy prime minister, Therese Coffey accidentally played her Dr Dre ringtone live on-air – and faced questions about her health, religion and voting record.Sky News - Published | |
Cabinet minister says she would 'prefer that people didn't have abortions' but law won't change Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey has said she would "prefer that people didn't have abortions" - but added that the law in the UK was not going to change.Sky News - Published | |
Coffey commits to pensions triple lock being honoured for remainder of the Parliament Therese Coffey has committed to the pensions triple lock being honoured for the remainder of the Parliament.Sky News - Published | |
Work and pensions secretary 'entirely happy' with benefits cut - despite senior Tories' warning Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey has told Sky News she is "entirely happy" with a £20 per week cut to Universal Credit, despite calls from senior Conservatives to keep the benefits uplift.Sky News - Published | |
Triple lock on pensions will be temporarily scrapped for a year from AprilThe government is suspending the triple lock on pensions for one year from April 2022, Therese Coffey has announced.Sky News - Published |
