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Yvette Cooper (born 20 March 1969) is a British politician serving as Home Secretary since July 2024. A member of the Labour Party, Cooper has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley, which has previously included Normanton, since 1997.
2 days ago · Biography. Yvette Cooper was appointed Secretary of State for the Home Department on 5 July 2024. She was elected as the MP for Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley in July 2024.
3 days ago · Yvette Cooper was first elected in the 1997 Labour landslide; the previous incumbent was prised from a safe seat to afford her easy entry to the Commons. Since then, she has been the first female ...
3 days ago · Yvette Cooper has been re-elected as MP in Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley. Here you can watch her victory speech after the results were announced in Wakefield earlier this morning. Second in the constituency were Nigel Farage’s Reform UK with candidate John Thomas winning 10,459 votes.
Jun 10, 2024 · Who is Yvette Cooper? Ms Cooper is Labour’s shadow home secretary and MP for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford. Born in Inverness, the 55-year-old mother-of-three began her...
Nov 30, 2021 · Sir Keir Starmer has appointed Yvette Cooper shadow home secretary, in a wide-ranging reshuffle of Labour's top team. In other moves, David Lammy has been promoted to shadow foreign...
Nov 30, 2021 · Sir Keir Starmer has appointed Yvette Cooper shadow home secretary, in a wide-ranging reshuffle of Labour's top team. In other moves, David Lammy has been promoted to shadow foreign secretary,...
2 days ago · The new Home Secretary faces a multitude of challenges to tackle as soon as she takes office. As the new boss of the Home Office – the fifth since the last election – Yvette Cooper will want ...
May 1, 1997 · The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper is the Labour MP for Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997. She currently holds the Government post of Home Secretary.
Apr 22, 2024 · Cooper: Labour's plan to revive British high streets. The shadow home secretary explains how her party would bring in 13,000 more police officers and plans to replace business rates. UK Politics...
