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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Sep 14, 2026
Lean Right
Home Secretary is under pressure over small boat crossings and Labour's decision to scrap the Rwanda scheme.
Tories argue Labour's approach is weak and open-borders, accusing Cooper of having no deterrent and letting smuggling gangs thrive.
Sep 13, 2026
Lean Right
The Home Secretary is under pressure over small boat crossings and the government's approach to border security.
Conservatives say Cooper is soft on illegal migration and that Labour scrapped the Rwanda scheme without a credible deterrent, leading to record crossings.
Sep 12, 2026
Lean Right
The Home Secretary is under pressure over small boat crossings and the government's border security record, with Conservative MPs demanding tougher action.
Conservatives criticise Cooper for failing to control illegal migration and for scrapping the Rwanda scheme without a credible deterrent.
Sep 11, 2026
Lean Left
Health Secretary warned that 'extreme demand' on the NHS is 'no longer confined to winter' as waiting lists reached 6.21 million.
Labour's flagship domestic pledge is NHS recovery, so Cooper is under pressure to show waiting lists falling rather than rising, and critics will use these figures to argue the government is failing on its core mission.
Sep 10, 2026
Lean Right
Home Secretary defending the government's record on small boats and announcing new returns agreements.
Ridiculed for failing to deter crossings, with numbers up dramatically under her watch.
Sep 9, 2026
Lean Right
The Home Secretary is under pressure after leaked figures show Channel crossings at their highest ever monthly level under her watch.
Conservatives accuse Cooper of scrapping the Rwanda deterrent with no effective alternative, making her a failure on border control.
Sep 8, 2026
Lean Right
The Home Secretary faces scrutiny as small boat arrivals have risen sharply since Labour scrapped the Rwanda plan.
Conservatives accuse Cooper of being a soft-touch on immigration, having no deterrent and giving the people smugglers a green light.
Sep 6, 2026
Lean Right
As Home Secretary, Cooper is facing Conservative attacks after new figures show record asylum costs and slow removal rates.
Labour is slammed for scrapping Rwanda and reverting to an expensive, ineffective status quo, making her a lightning rod.
Sep 5, 2026
Lean Right
The Home Secretary is under pressure as small boat arrivals continue, with her plan to return asylum seekers to unsafe countries criticized as unworkable.
Cooper is attacked from the right for being soft on illegal immigration, with Tories noting her policies have done nothing to deter crossings since Labour took office.
Sep 5, 2026
Center
The Home Secretary is under pressure over the bail of knife and gun offenders, following the Met chief's comments.
Lib Dems urge Cooper to accelerate prison building and community sentencing reforms, rather than relying on emergency releases.