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Yvette Cooper (born 20 March 1969) is a British politician who has served 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.
Jul 5, 2024 · A star under New Labour who was relegated to the backbenches under Jeremy Corbyn, Ms Cooper will now have a defining role in Sir Keir Starmer's new government.
Jul 8, 2024 · This time a Labour government is in charge, after fourteen years of Conservative rule, and it is expected Yvette Cooper, the new Home Secretary, responsible for immigration in Britain, will...
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...
Jun 10, 2022 · Labour's Yvette Cooper has revealed that she once hid from Tony Blair while she looked after her young child. The shadow home secretary told the BBC's Political Thinking podcast...
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.
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.
