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 see it in the kinds of cases that I'm briefed on, just increasing numbers of teenagers - where there are serious concerns."
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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 English Channel on Saturday, the highest number recorded so far in 2025. Andrew Griffith urged the home secretary Yvette Cooper to address the problem alongside her French counterparts.
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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 those who responded... who did the most professional job". A 53-year-old man thought to be the driver has been arrested on suspicion of drug driving, dangerous driving and attempted murder.
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Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says the fall in net migration "is important and welcomeâ but admits the government needs to go âsignificantly furtherâ. The figure stood at an estimated 431,000 in the year ending December 2024, down 49.9% from 860,000 a year earlier, the Office for National Statistics said. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The Home Secretary has admitted there is "an issue with confidence in the immigration system and frankly, quite understandably". It comes as more than 1,100 migrants arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel on Saturday, the highest number recorded so far in 2025.
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Yvette Cooper has said changes to the immigration system are expected to reduce visas by around 100,000 per year. The Home Secretary told the Commons: âThe impact of the changes to skilled worker visas, care worker visas, settlements, students and English language is expected to reduce visas by a further around 100,000 a year, and in addition the new workforce strategyâs immigration skills charge, family and asylum reforms will further bring numbers down on top of that.
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In homes and places of worship from Leicester to London and beyond, people are remembering those who died onboard Air India flight 171. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed on Thursday, seconds after taking off from Ahmedabad, the largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch arrives before addressing the Scottish Conservative Party conference in Edinburgh.
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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch expresses her âdeepest condolencesâ to those affected by the Air India plane that crashed in Ahmedabad on Thursday, killing over 240 people.
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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch asserts the answer to the problems in Scotland âdoes not involve more devolutionâ. Speaking at the Scottish Conservative conference in Edinburgh on Friday, Badenoch says, âthe answer to these problems must involve a reassertion of our Conservative, economic principles.â
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Industry Minister Sarah Jones expresses âdeep concernâ as Israel launches air strikes against dozens of sites in Iran, targeting the countryâs nuclear programme.
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Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has visited Southport following the knife attack on Monday which resulted in the death of three children. Mr Starmer said his government is determined to tackle knife..