Yvette Cooper

Cooper hails ‘groundbreaking’ migrant agreement with France

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper hails the new “one in, one out” agreement with France on illegal migrant Channel crossings, following “six-seven years of small-boats chaos”. Report by Jonesia...

Cooper: Proscribing Palestine Action protects UK security

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says the decision to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist group is about protecting national security, rather than preventing the "lawful right to protest". Report by..

Home Sec: Govt inherited broken immigration system

The home secretary says the government inherited a "broken" immigration system in which there was an increase of visas being issued without "proper checks and systems in place". Yvette Cooper's..

Home Sec: Surge in crime hasn't been taken seriously enough

Yvette Cooper says crimes like shoplifting have "gone up far too high in recent years" and that they "haven't been taken seriously enough". The home secretary has announced that hundreds of towns will..

UK Government to ban Palestine Action under terror laws

The UK’s home secretary has decided to proscribe Palestine Action and will lay an order before Parliament next week to make membership and support for the protest group illegal. Yvette Cooper..

Grooming gangs: Why has a public inquiry been announced now?

Yvette Cooper has revealed the findings of a review into child sex abuse by grooming gangs to MPs. The home secretary said Baroness Louise Casey’s review into child sex abuse by grooming gangs found..

Home Secretary says extremism is 'increasing'

Yvette Cooper said she is "really worried about" increasing levels of extremism amongst young people in the country. Asked about the issue in the Home Affairs Committee, the home secretary said: "I..

Shadow minister slams 'record numbers' of channel crossings

The shadow business minister has claimed the government has "lost control" as record numbers of migrants crossed the channel this weekend. More than 1,100 migrants arrived in the UK after crossing the..

Cooper praises first responders after Liverpool crash

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper praises first responders for their efforts after a car rammed into pedestrians at a Liverpool FC victory parade on Monday. Cooper says, "we need to say huge thanks to all..

Home secretary welcomes fall in migration figures

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says the fall in net migration "is important and welcome” but admits the government needs to go “significantly further”. The figure stood at an estimated 431,000 in..