The Latest Breaking News from Yvette Cooper

Ukraine refugees trying to get UK visas facing ‘Kafkaesque’ system, MPs told

Shadow home secretary says tens of thousands of desperate people still stuck in system

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2022

Government plan to tackle domestic abuse does not go far enough, say charities

While Home Secretary Priti Patel’s plan has been broadly welcomed, some charities have called for more funding of support for survivors.

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022

Brits marching for Ukraine may be jailed for 'noisy' support under Priti Patel crackdown

Home Secretary Priti Patel is pushing ahead with plans to crackdown on thousands taking to the streets in support of Ukraine in a controversial bill set to return to the House of Commons on Monday

Daily Mirror · Mar 27, 2022

UK to ease entry requirements for Ukrainian refugees, says Priti Patel

Change means people with passports can apply for entry online and do not have to give biometric details until they are in UK

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2022

UK politics: Boris Johnson says he fears Putin may use chemical weapons in Ukraine – as it happened

PM says Russian claims about enemies getting ready to use chemical weapons echoes what happened before the use of chemical weapons in Syria

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2022

Boris Johnson denies overriding security concerns over Evgeny Lebedev peerage

Labour’s shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper wrote to Mr Johnson following a report in The Sunday Times

Wales Online · Mar 7, 2022

PM must reveal his role in Evgeny Lebedev’s peerage – Yvette Cooper

Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper wrote to Boris Johnson asking him to hand over information to Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee.

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2022

Family stuck in Calais as UK turns away desperate refugees in 'disgraceful situation'

Ukrainian families are flooding into Calais and many are being refused visas in what shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper branded 'a disgraceful situation'

Daily Mirror · Mar 5, 2022

‘Rip up bureaucracy’ and provide sanctuary to people fleeing Ukraine, senior Tory and Labour MPs say

Yvette Cooper says it is ‘immoral’ to apply usual visa restrictions to Ukrainians escaping war

The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2022

MPs demand end to London 'laundromat' allowing 'dirty Russian' money in UK capital

MPs have become increasingly frustrated at the failure to crackdown Russia on cash swirling around the capital. Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper demanded 'much stronger action against illicit finance'

Daily Mirror · Feb 22, 2022