Yvette Cooper

Cooper welcomes guidance of criminal ethnicity

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says she “welcomes the guidance” where police forces have been told to share suspects' ethnicity and nationality with the public. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook..

Home secretary watches facial recognition demo

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper watches a demonstration of live facial recognition technology outside the Cardiff City Stadium in Wales. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at..

Home secretary defends the use of facial recognition

Yvette Cooper insists there will be "safeguards and protections" governing the use of live facial recognition by police forces in England and Wales, following fears that its deployment could infringe..

Minister announces named police officer in every area

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says “we want every community to know now they have a named police officer, contactable for their area” as part of the government’s increase in community officers..

Cooper defends new police facial recognition technology

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper insists there will be “a new proper legal framework” deployed around the use of live facial recognition as vans equipped with the new technology are rolled out to more..

Home Sec announces first detention in UK-France migrant deal

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced the first detention of migrants under the new UK-France migrant returns deal, adding "no one should be making this journey in the first place". Report by..

Home Secretary pledges to 'end' asylum hotels

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper reiterates the manifesto commitment to "end asylum hotels", adding the government inherited a system that was "in chaos". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at..

Yvette Cooper on new UK-France migrant treaty

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says she hopes to build up the new pilot scheme between the UK and France to return illegal migrants crossing the Channel, calling it a step toward stronger..

Yvette Cooper calls for urgent Gaza ceasefire

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says devastating images from Gaza highlight the urgent need for a ceasefire, humanitarian aid, and a long-term plan for peace in the Middle East. Report by Etemadil. Like..

Government to introduce stricter gun controls

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says new rules will bar people with a history of violence or domestic abuse from owning firearms, and strengthen police checks on applicants. Report by Etemadil. Like us..

Home Sec: People should support Police

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has defended Labour's record on returning asylum seekers and criticised Reform UK for ''continuously attacking'' the police. It comes as the Chief Constable of Essex Police..

Public inquiry to be held into 1984 Battle of Orgreave

The government has announced a public inquiry into the Battle of Orgreave - one of the worst days of violence during the 1984-85 Miners’ Strike. Campaigners have long fought for an investigation into..

Home Sec defends UK-France migrant deal

Speaking in the House of Commons, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper insisted the UK-France return deal would “fundamentally undermine” the smugglers organising the crossings. Under the pilot scheme,..

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..