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
News Miliband links EU membership to Britain’s counter-terrorism capabilities Speaking at a People’s Question Time event in Stevenage this afternoon, Ed Miliband argued that Britain staying in… 12th January, 2015, 4:18 pm
News Labour ask Government to stop patients and staff being harassed outside of abortion clinics Labour have asked the Government to find ways to stop patients and staff at abortion clinics being harassed… 9th December, 2014, 1:38 pm
News Cooper says Cameron’s migration target is “in tatters” – and Tory backbenchers agree Yvette Cooper has slammed David Cameron’s major speech on EU immigration, saying that he has spent weeks of… 28th November, 2014, 3:35 pm
News Labour will set up a national refuge fund Today it’s International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women. Yvette Cooper has marked this by announcing that Labour… 25th November, 2014, 12:32 pm