Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper is a British politician who has served as Foreign Secretary since September 2025, having previously served as Home Secretary from 2024 to 2025. A member of the Labour Party, Cooper has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley, previously Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford, since 1997.
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Oct 10, 2026
Lean Right
The Home Secretary is under pressure over small boat crossings and border security, with record numbers arriving this year.
Tories say she is failing to control immigration and that Labour's approach is weak and ineffective.
Oct 10, 2026
Lean Right
The Home Secretary is under pressure over the grooming gangs scandal and Labour's refusal to hold a national inquiry.
Conservatives accuse Cooper of prioritising political correctness over protecting vulnerable children and blocking a full inquiry.
Oct 8, 2026
Lean Right
Cooper is under fire for her handling of the summer riots and border security, with calls for tougher measures.
Conservatives demand stronger action on illegal migration and accuse her of being soft on crime and open borders.
Oct 8, 2026
Center
The Home Secretary faces fresh questions about knife crime after a man is charged over the Alpine attack on a British toddler.
Lib Dems want stronger action on knife crime prevention and youth services, not just tougher sentencing after the fact.
Oct 7, 2026
Center
As Home Secretary she faces pressure over the seizure of boats capable of carrying 1,700 migrants across the Channel.
Lib Dems will press Cooper to expand safe and legal routes rather than simply celebrate seizures while asylum chaos continues.
Oct 6, 2026
Lean Left
As Home Secretary, she is responsible for policing standards after a former officer was convicted of sexual offences.
Labour is under pressure to clean up policing, and Cooper's response will be judged on whether she can rebuild public trust in the police.
Oct 6, 2026
Lean Right
Home Secretary under pressure over record small boat crossings and border security.
Tories say her scrapping of Rwanda plan has encouraged people smugglers and failed to control borders.
Oct 4, 2026
Center
Home Secretary is responsible for the response to the west London shooting and the RAF Fairford terror investigation.
Lib Dems would urge Cooper to invest in community policing and youth services rather than pursue authoritarian surveillance measures, and to publish the findings of the Fairford investigation transparently.
Oct 2, 2026
Lean Right
Home Secretary under fire for failing to stop small boat crossings and manage asylum hotels.
Tories accuse her of scrapping the Rwanda scheme without a deterrent, leading to record crossings.
Oct 1, 2026
Far Right
The Home Secretary is not directly mentioned, but she is responsible for policing and borders.
Reform UK criticises Cooper for failing to stop illegal e-bikes, small boat crossings, and foreign criminals staying in the UK.