News Cooper tells MPs to avoid provoking racial tensions as she launches hate crime probe Politicians have a “responsibility” to avoid fanning the flames of racial tension, Yvette Cooper said as she launched… Emma Bean 14th November, 2016, 3:50 pm
News Starmer attacks David Davis over Tories’ “furtive” approach to Brexit talks Tory ministers must abandon their “furtive executive approach” to Britain’s withdrawal from the EU, Sir Keir Starmer said… Emma Bean 7th November, 2016, 5:22 pm
News Yvette Cooper: Refugee children could “disappear” as Jungle clearance begins Child refugees could simply “disappear” as police and border officials swoop on the controversial Jungle migrant camp in… Emma Bean 24th October, 2016, 11:17 am
Comment What we learnt from Benn and Cooper’s victories – and why it matters for the PLP I am not sure they were always this high-profile. In the world of Corbyn’s Labour, however, everything has… Peter Edwards 20th October, 2016, 6:57 pm
News Yvette Cooper and Hilary Benn win race to chair key Commons committees Yvette Cooper has edged out Caroline Flint and Chuka Umunna in the battle for the chair’s role on… Peter Edwards 19th October, 2016, 4:48 pm
News Labour big hitters seek to replace Vaz at helm of home affairs committee A series of former Cabinet ministers and frontbenchers are vying to replace troubled Keith Vaz when the chair… Conor Pope 18th October, 2016, 2:35 pm
Comment Reaching out or revenge? Reshuffle steadies the ship but Corbyn must do more This reshuffle tells us more about Jeremy Corbyn’s view of his colleagues than any of the other occasions he has… Peter Edwards 10th October, 2016, 3:00 pm
Comment Sit tight on the backbenches or dive right in – what next for the rebel MPs? Thousands of Labour people spent last night trekking home from conference. For a few of them, however, the journey from… Peter Edwards 29th September, 2016, 6:30 pm
Comment “Calais should be a scar on the conscience of both France and Britain” – Cooper speech on refugees debate This is the full text of the speech given by Yvette Cooper at Labour conference on Wednesday. Think… Yvette Cooper 29th September, 2016, 10:40 am
Comment Leader and his critics are all changing: six key lessons from Corbyn’s second success Jeremy Corbyn is now more popular among more Labour Party members The re-elected leader did even better… Peter Edwards 24th September, 2016, 2:36 pm