The Latest Breaking News from Yvette Cooper

Trust in police shattered, says Downing Street, after ‘appalling’ Carrick case

The met has apologised to victims.

The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2023

Declare Iran’s revolutionary guard a terror group after Alireza Akbari’s execution, Labour urges

Party say the group now also poses a growing threat on British soil

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2023

Iran’s revolutionary guard should be branded as terror group – Labour

The call from shadow ministers comes after British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari was executed by Tehran.

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2023

Major donors call on Rishi Sunak to reform political funding system

Tory donor Alexander Temerko says ‘corrections’ are needed

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023

Labour MPs in spotlight over donations from secretive firm

SENIOR Labour MPs have received more than quarter of a million pounds in donations from a secretive firm amid a renewed focus on Westminster funding.

The National (Scotland) · Jan 9, 2023

Labour promises more police on the beat as figures show 90% of crimes go unsolved

Writing exclusively for the Mirror, Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says Labour are now the party of law and order - and "we'll make sure criminals pay for their crimes and keep our communities safe"

Daily Mirror · Jan 7, 2023

Black Britons and MPs condemn ‘cruel’ plan to dump Windrush pledges

Ian Wright and MPs David Lammy, Yvette Cooper and Caroline Lucas criticise U-turn by Suella Braverman before 75th anniversary

The Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2023

'Nail the failing clueless cops - criminals should not get away so easily'

Rachael Bletchly says that with domestic break-ins costing an average of £1,400, UK families have lost millions to ­undetected villains - but the police fail to help

Daily Mirror · Dec 31, 2022

Victims choose offenders’ punishment under Labour’s anti-social behaviour review

Shadow justice secretary Steve Reed says he will update Tony Blair’s ‘tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime’ mantra and focus on prevention.

The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2022

More than one million thefts left unsolved last year, says Labour

An analysis by Labour of crime statistics found that 1,145,254 cases of theft were dropped last year because the police failed to find a suspect.

The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2022