Yvette Cooper

Yvette Cooper

Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP

Labour
House of CommonsActive

Member since 3 July 2024

Recent Debate Contributions

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UK-France Migration: Co-operation

13/07/2025Commons

27 contributions
That is what she seems to be arguing. Look, I think we should be doing everything to prevent these dangerous boat crossings. We will continue, as w...
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I am not fully sure about the logic of the hon. Member’s argument. She seems to be arguing that if the scheme works, it will not work.
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Small Boat Crossings

06/07/2025Commons

3 contributions
My hon. Friend is right to refer both to returns—we have increased returns of failed asylum seekers by more than 20% since the election—and to the act...
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I agree with the right hon. Member that we need stronger action to prevent the boat crossings in the first place, which is why we are working closely ...
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Topical Questions

06/07/2025Commons

9 contributions
My hon. Friend is a passionate advocate for policing in her constituency. I hope she will welcome the increase for the west midlands of over 300 neigh...
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I agree with the right hon. Member that we need to take action on a whole range of things. That includes action in France, further action on the netwo...
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Neighbourhood Policing

06/07/2025Commons

8 contributions
The hon. Member is right to highlight the appalling increase in antisemitism, antisemitic hate crime and assaults that took place after the events in ...
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I should point out to the hon. Gentleman that police forces are following the guidance that the shadow Home Secretary, the right hon. Member for Croyd...
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I will certainly join my hon. Friend in thanking shop workers in her constituency and right across the country, who were often on the frontline during...
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The Government are introducing a neighbourhood policing guarantee, which means that all communities will have named and contactable officers from the ...
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54 contributions
That is an important question. I undertook to this House in January that I would look further at how to ensure that local investigations had the power...
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My hon. Friend is right that those attitudes towards teenage girls—towards children—and treating them as adults still persist. Baroness Casey quotes a...
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Topical Questions

01/06/2025Commons

11 contributions
Lord Hermer does not decide sentencing—he has a particular role as the Attorney General. The right hon. Gentleman, as a very experienced Member of thi...
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I convey all thoughts to the family of the victim in this awful stabbing case, and all of those affected across the community. My hon. Friend is right...
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Neighbourhood Policing

01/06/2025Commons

12 contributions
We will continue to support Greater Manchester police and police forces across the country. It is right that they should be able to deal with issues a...
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The shadow Minister is, as he knows, talking nonsense. The police have to police without fear or favour; that is the standard that they apply and sign...
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Knife Crime

01/06/2025Commons

3 contributions
Obviously, police forces have to make their own operational decisions, but we do believe that town centres need to be a particular focus of neighbourh...
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Can I pass on my thanks, through my hon. Friend, to the team who are doing such good work in his community? We are certainly keen to know more about t...
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Vehicle Nuisance

01/06/2025Commons

5 contributions
As well as strengthening the law, we are working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council on a stronger rural crime strategy. I can tell the hon. Lady...
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The hon. Member is right to raise this issue. Noise and speed are used deliberately in order to harass people and intimidate local residents. It is di...
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