All news on the topic: Yvette Cooper

Rishi Sunak hailed a breakthrough in the UK's relationship with France after the first summit between the two nations in five years - but was unable to secure the return agreement the government desperately wants

Labour claims that failure to negotiate return agreements with countries like France, and new restrictions under the Illegal Immigration Bill will leave tens of thousands of people holed up in hotels "indefinitely"

The Home Secretary has unveiled controversial legislation aimed at tackling the number of people who arrive in the UK by small boat - but she conceded that there may be some legal wrangling to come

The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures reveal that 160,919 people were waiting for an initial decision on their asylum claim at the end of December - up 60% from a year earlier

Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper accused the Tories of allowing criminal gangs to deal drugs “on the streets, in town centres and even outside schools” as she promised to tackle hotspots

Penny Mordaunt suggested Lancashire Police's revelations about Nicola Bulley's medical history may have been 'sexist', amid ongoing anger at the force for its handling of the case

According to the Ministry of Justice, only 71,138 community sentences were handed out in 2021 - down from 189,333 in 2010

New analysis shows eight of the ten police forces with the highest increases in knife crime are in areas with Conservative Party Police and Crime Commissioners

Officials have refused to release details of a probe into DWP minister Guy Opperman's donation from a 'dining club' linked to a firm where he gave speeches

Yeva Kenia., 12, and her mum Katerina were offered refuge by Strictly star Ed Balls and Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper after Russia's invasion of Ukraine - and the youngster will now get the chance to dance in Blackpool

Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper have secretly housed a family of refugees fleeing Ukraine, the former Labour Party politician revealed on today's edition of Good Morning Britain

In a speech today the Shadow Home Secretary said stories of officers like Catherine Cawood are "very real" as she outlined plans to recruit 13,000 neighbourhood officers and PCSOs

The Shadow Home Secretary branded the decision to release personal information about the missing mum "unusual" and said she had "quite significant concerns" about a statement put out by Lancashire Police yesterday

Shadow Home Secretary is set to unveil plans to bolster neighbourhood policing teams and ramp up PCSO numbers, saying they "were once the eyes and ears on our streets"

Suella Braverman said 'major reform' is needed of the controversial Prevent programme after a long-delayed review. But Amnesty International said it was 'riddled with biased thinking, errors, and plain anti-Muslim prejduice'

The former Prime Minister commissioned Bishop James Jones to investigate the victims' families experiences - but five years on the Government is yet to issue its response

The shadow Home Secretary urged her Tory counterpart to 'get out of the way and let somebody else do the job' as she lashed out over the government's crime failings

There are 76 vulnerable children who went missing from accommodation in Brighton and Hove and still have not been found - Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper demanded the Home Office 'immediately end the contract with this hotel'

Darren Lewis is appalled by reports that defenceless kids are being abducted from a Government-run hotel for asylum seekers

Yvette Cooper told the Sunday Mirror the Home Secretary should stop “stoking culture wars” in the wake of the conviction of Met Police sex abuser David Carrick, and “get a grip of the serious problems in vetting, misconduct and standards.”

One woman is understood to have told police that serial rapist police officer David Carrick sexually assaulted her when he was in his teens, as officers also fear he targeted at least 19 victims over 30 years

A decade of vicious Conservative austerity has halved PCSO levels, with increasing numbers of the public saying they never see officers on patrol.

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"