The Latest Breaking News from Yvette Cooper

More than 100,000 Britons may need evacuating from Middle East

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper indicated that 102,000 British nationals have registered their presence in the region.

Evening Standard · Mar 2

Evacuation plans to rescue more than 100,000 Brits caught in Iran war zone being rapidly drawn up

Foreign Secretary Yvette said the Government was working on ‘every possible option’ to get Britons home

Evening Standard · Mar 2

‘Simply not true’ UK is being dragged into Iraq-style conflict, says foreign secretary

Yvette Cooper says plans under consideration to evacuate about 300,000 Britons from Middle East amid Iran war

The Guardian - UK · Mar 2

Chagos deal definitely going ahead, minister signals, after suggestions of pause

Foreign Office minister Hamish Falconer told the Commons on Wednesday the deal had been ‘paused’, though Government officials later said he misspoke.

The Independent UK · Feb 26

Home Office allowed to appeal against decision Palestine Action terror group ban was unlawful

High Court Judges recently ruled banning Palestine Action as a terror group was ‘disproportionate’

The Independent UK · Feb 25

Ukrainians fleeing war will be given three times as long to renew UK visas

Exclusive: The government has made changes to the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme as part of an attempt to give Ukrainians more certainty about their stay in Britain

The Independent UK · Feb 24

Foreign Secretary to hold talks in US as Chagos Islands deal thrown into further crisis

Yvette Cooper will hold talks with Marco Rubio in Washington on Friday and the British Indian Ocean territory is likely to be high on the agenda

Evening Standard · Feb 20

Cooper to meet Rubio after Chagos deal thrown into fresh doubt

The UK’s agreement to hand sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius is likely to be high on the agenda.

Evening Standard · Feb 20

Yvette Cooper set for crunch talks with Marco Rubio after Trump throws Chagos Islands deal into fresh doubt

The US president’s latest U-turn on his previous support for the deal is said to be because Britain refuses to give the White House the green light to use the base for a potential military campaign against Iran

The Independent UK · Feb 20

‘A thunder punch to the stomach’: Son of British couple jailed in Iran shocked at severe 10-year sentence

After more than a year held in Iranian prisons, the Foremans finally had a 10-year sentence confirmed this week

The Independent UK · Feb 19