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  1. Yvette Cooper (born 20 March 1969) is a British politician who has served as Home Secretary since July 2024. She previously served in Gordon Brown's Cabinet as Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2008 to 2009 and Work and Pensions Secretary from 2009 to 2010.

  2. 2 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. 1 day 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.

  4. Jun 4, 2024 · A star under New Labour who was relegated to the backbenches under Jeremy Corbyn, Ms Cooper is set to play a defining role if Sir Keir Starmer forms the next government.

  5. Jun 10, 2024 · Who is Yvette Cooper? Ms Cooper is Labours shadow home secretary and MP for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford. Born in Inverness, the 55-year-old mother-of-three began her...

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  6. 2 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.

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  8. 1 day 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 ...