All news on the topic: Yvette Cooper

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UK launches emergency evacuation flight from Oman as Middle East conflict escalates
A commercial flight chartered by the UK Government will depart Muscat at 7pm on Wednesday for British nationals wishing to leave Oman following attacks in the region, the Foreign Office announced.
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“Very disappointed”: Trump blasts Starmer over Diego Garcia row during Iran strikes
Donald Trump has said he is "very disappointed" in Sir Keir Starmer for initially blocking the US from using the Diego Garcia military base to strike Iran.
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At Camp Viking in Norway, Britain ramps up Arctic war training amid Russian threats and Trump’s Greenland push
At Camp Viking in Norway, elite British forces prepare for conflict — as European leaders try to refocus American attention on their own hemisphere.
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UK deploys officers to Israel as part of US-led mission overseeing Gaza truce
British troops have been sent to Israel to help monitor a fragile ceasefire in Gaza after a request from the US.
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Yvette Cooper sparks row after taking credit for Trump’s Gaza peace deal
Yvette Cooper attempted to take credit for Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire deal, as it was reported this morning that the fighting had finally stopped.
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Premier Wheatley hails end of UK’s order in council as “victory against colonial power-grab”
Britain has finally lifted its threat of imposing temporary direct rule on the Virgin Islands.
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UK foreign secretary Yvette Cooper accuses Netanyahu of blocking aid and letting children starve in Gaza
Yvette Cooper has accused Benjamin Netanyahu of allowing children in Gaza to die of starvation.
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Labour faces internal battle over deputy leadership following Rayner’s exit
Ms Rayner resigned as Deputy Prime Minister, Housing Secretary, and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party on Friday following a misconduct investigation triggered by allegations of tax evasion.
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UK pauses family migration for refugees ahead of asylum overhaul
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced she is temporarily suspending all applications to bring family members to the UK under the asylum system until new, tighter rules are introduced.
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Home Office plans new commission of adjudicators to replace judges in asylum appeals
Yvette Cooper will stop judges from hearing appeals from rejected asylum seekers as part of government plans to clear the backlog of claims more quickly.
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Ten new facial recognition vans to be deployed across regions of England and Wales
The UK plans to expand facial recognition to catch suspects more quickly, reduce crime rates, and enhance neighborhood patrols by 2029.
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UK migrant detention video under ’one in, one out’ deal draws comparisons to viral White House deportation clip
The UK Government released the first images of migrants being detained under its new “one in, one out” deal with France on Thursday.
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First boat migrants detained for deportation to France under new agreement
Detentions began for those who arrived on a small boat on Wednesday - with those being held expected to be sent back within a fortnight
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Four arrested for damaging military aircraft in Britain — police investigating terrorism
Counter-terrorism police report that two women and two men have been detained following damage inflicted on two Voyager aircraft.
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UK may review hundreds of closed child sex abuse cases — police identify 287 potential incidents
Hundreds of historic child sex abuse cases could be re-opened after police forces carried out reviews ordered by the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper to tackle grooming gangs.
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UK court orders MI5 to hand over secret documents in case of neo-Nazi agent X
MI5 is facing fresh scrutiny in the case of a violent neo-Nazi agent after a High Court judge said he had "no confidence" in the Security Service’s account of how a senior officer gave false evidence.
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Telegram, disinformation, and sabotage: Jonathan Hall on the new strategy of subversion from within
Jonathan Hall KC, the independent reviewer of state threat legislation, is expected to report this week on the application of counter-terrorism laws against state interference.
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Specific target in sight: UK announces foiled terror plot after arrests in London and Manchester
Eight individuals have been detained as part of two distinct counter-terrorism police investigations.
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UK to dismiss police officers who fail background checks under new law taking effect in May
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has said a new law allowing police officers who fail vetting to be automatically sacked will help heal ‘damaged’ public trust.
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Labour’s law shift: 3,000 new officers to reclaim the streets
Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper announced a huge boost to neighbourhood policing teams across the 43 forces in England and Wales after they were ’decimated’ under the Tories
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UK to ban ninja swords amid knife crime ’crisis’
Possessing a ninja sword is to be banned in the UK and carry a penalty of up to six months in jail, the British government said on Thursday, in a bid to curb what it has called a "national" knife crime "crisis."
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Sex offenders will be prevented from evading detection by changing their name
Sex offenders will no longer be able to change their name and hide from the consequences of their crimes under new measures to be introduced by the government today.
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Over 50 new laws to be unveiled today in the biggest crime-fighting shake-up in decades
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper states that a series of new laws will help ’take back our town centres’ as she introduces the much-anticipated Crime and Policing Bill, which includes measures on knife crime, stalking, and thefts.
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Police may be granted authority to raid the homes of phone thieves as a prominent Bill is introduced to parliament
Police could soon have the ability to enter homes where stolen phones have been tracked, without needing prior court approval.
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Retailers who sell knives online are subject to stricter regulations
Stricter rules for retailers selling knives online - and tougher penalties for those who break them - are to be introduced in the spring.