News Cooper slams “immoral” Theresa May, and calls for Med rescue to be restarted ASAP After the tragic reports overnight that hundreds of people have drowned in the Mediterranean after a boat capsized,… 19th April, 2015, 3:25 pm
News Labour announce plan to protect 10,000 police jobs over the next 3 years Today Labour are launching their Crime and Justice Manifesto, in which they’ll announce their plans to protect over… 10th April, 2015, 8:34 am
News Cooper calls for Home Secretary to come clean over lobbying on behalf of convicted criminal The front page of today’s Independent will make uncomfortable reading for the Home Secretary: It has been revealed… 5th April, 2015, 1:16 pm
News Labour will end indefinite detention of asylum seekers Yvette Cooper will today announce that Labour plans to end the practice of indefinite detention for asylum seekers… 26th March, 2015, 9:25 am
News Cooper says “slippery” Farage’s immigration speech will increase division Yvette Cooper has accused Nigel Farage of attempting to exploit concerns about immigration rather than attempting to come… 4th March, 2015, 2:42 pm
News “State sanctioned abuse” has taken place Yarl’s Wood, says Cooper Yvette Cooper, the Shadow Home Secretary, has asked an urgent question in the Commons about abuse allegations at Yarl’s… 3rd March, 2015, 2:30 pm
News Cooper and Kendall advise Labour MPs to vote against sex selective abortion bill Shadow Cabinet members Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall have written to the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP), asking that… 22nd February, 2015, 1:24 pm
News As violent crime increases, the Tories are going to cut 1,000 more police – says May This afternoon there’ll be a vote in Commons on the Police Grant Report, which will help determine the financing… 10th February, 2015, 3:09 pm
News “The Government isn’t doing enough to tackle the rise in hate crime”- Labour announce plans to deal with hate crimes Recently, there have been documented rises in antisemitism, Islamophobia, racist attacks, disability hate crime and attacks on people… 8th February, 2015, 3:24 pm
News We need to “get to the truth” – full text of Cooper statement on child abuse inquiry Response of Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper to statement by Home Secretary Theresa May on inquiry into child… 4th February, 2015, 1:38 pm