What has Yvette Cooper been up to today?
Yvette Cooper is MP for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford and a member of the Labour party.
Yvette Cooper has 376231 followers on Twitter.
Standards falling across government with a Prime Minister who never sticks to the rules.
Yesterday the Policing Minister made cheap political attacks and broke parliamentary convention, because he has nothing to say about rising crime and falling convictions.
The Inspectorate is right to demand reform from the Metropolitan Police & to set higher standards for the new Commissioner - something that Labour, the Mayor of London & London residents have been calling for for some time.
An incredible evening at @TheMuslimNews Awards.
The Muslim News has been a trailblazer in the British Muslim community and these awards are a fantastic way to celebrate the community’s achievements.
Congratulations to all involved! 🎉
Very proud to take my seat in Parliament earlier today.
Thank you to the people of
Wakefield for the trust you have placed in me to
be your MP.
I will be your voice in
Westminster and challenge this Government
to get a better deal for Wakefield.
The Tories now face a credible Labour party: a government-in-waiting with a plan to deliver on the country’s demands.
We will not shy away from that responsibility, duck those challenges or fail to grasp the opportunities our country has.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jun/26/labour-has-now-claimed-the-centre-ground-and-has-shown-it-can-win
Today, on #ArmedForcesDay we thank our Armed Forces for keeping us safe and for their service on the front line.
A Labour government would make sure our veterans get a better deal with fair access to the housing and the services they deserve.
Today on #ArmedForcesDay, we celebrate the special service our UK Forces personnel, veterans, and their families give to our country.
From helping Britain through Covid to keeping us safe and protecting our NATO allies, Labour is deeply proud of you. Thank you.
Because she’s done so well in the Home Office...... ???
Crime up 18%
Prosecutions down 18%
Passport delays soared
Asylum decisions halved
Ukrainian visas delayed
Rape charge rate plummeted
Shameful Rwanda policy in chaos
Good luck with that one
NEW In The Telegraph
Home Secretary Priti Patel tipped to replace Oliver Dowden as party chairman after double by-election disaster https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/06/24/by-election-disaster-priti-patel-tipped-replace-oliver-dowden/
This is such sad news. Harry has been a part of everyone’s lives in Yorkshire for decades - very much loved & respected. Thoughts with all his family
Our much loved friend and colleague Harry Gration died suddenly today. We are absolutely heartbroken to give you this news.
Tonight our hearts go out to Harry's wife Helen, their children and all of Harry's family and friends.
https://bbc.in/3HPQpWZ
This is devastating.
For women in the US who see basic rights taken away & lives put at risk.
And for women across the world, an awful reminder that rights we have fought for decades to strengthen can be taken away - it is a fight we can never give up.
https://news.sky.com/story/right-to-abortion-overturned-by-us-supreme-court-after-nearly-50-years-in-roe-v-wade-ruling-12628801
Wakefield’s win will go down in history, @SimonLightwood.
I’m so proud of our Labour Party and the changes we’ve made to be a government in waiting.
Huge congratulations to @simonlightwood - newly elected @UKLabour MP for Wakefield. You will be a great voice for Wakefield!
Congratulations to @simonlightwood!
The new Labour MP for Wakefield. 🌹
Out on the #labourdoorstep campaigning for @simonlightwood - he’ll be a brilliant champion for Wakefield. Polls are open til 10pm - don’t forget to vote @UKLabour #WinningWakefield
Polls are open. Today is the day!
Your vote could boot Boris out of Downing St and deliver a fresh start for Wakefield.
Don’t miss your chance.
Polls are open until 10pm and you don’t need your polling card or ID to vote.
Find your polling station: https://iwillvote.org.uk.
Thousands of holiday flights cancelled.
People unable to renew their passports.
Biggest rail strike in a generation.
The Tories simply aren’t doing their job.
#PMQs
Tomorrow, we can deliver a fresh start for Wakefield and boot Boris Johnson out of Downing Street.
Every vote is going to count.
Join our campaign tomorrow and help us win back Wakefield #WinningWakefield
On #WindrushDay we pay tribute to the Windrush generation who helped build Britain.
But 4yrs after scandal, #Windrush families still don’t have justice.
Truly shameful that only 7% of those eligible have had compensation & hundreds of applicants still waiting over a year
The Windrush generation helped build Britain.
But the Tories' hostile environment left many homeless, jobless and without healthcare. Victims are still waiting for the justice and compensation they deserve.
Windrush descendent @DavidLammy tells their story. #WindrushDay
On this Home Secretary’s watch overall crime is up 18%, prosecutions are down 18%.
The first Home Secretary for 25yrs to preside over such a big increase in crime & a big drop in charge rates at same time.
The weakest Government performance on crime for a quarter of a century.
Burglaries not solved
Frauds not investigated
Rapes not prosecuted
After 12 yrs of Tory Govt the charge rate on crime has sunk to a record low.
This Government’s record on crime is a disgrace. Crime up. More criminals let off & more victims let down
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/06/19/police-fail-solve-single-burglary-nearly-half-country/
It wouldn’t be #FathersDay without this classic Derek Redmond and his dad content… ❤️
#TeamGB
Out campaigning yesterday & today with @simonlightwood
Simon is campaigning for more neighbourhood police back on the beat to tackle crime & antisocial behaviour - he’ll be a great, strong voice for #Wakefield @UKLabour
#WinningWakefield
The Tories slashed 20,000 police staff and crime has risen as a result.
Many thanks to @YvetteCooperMP for joining me today to discuss our plans to put bobbies back on the beat, to crack down on anti-social behaviour, tackle drug crime, and keep Wakefield safe.
Thinking of our wonderful friend Jo Cox & all her family & friends today.
In West Yorks we lost an amazing champion & pioneer as well as a much loved friend 6 yrs ago. But Jo’s family & community continue to ensure her values, kindness & determination, shine on #moreincommon
Six years ago today the person we loved most in the world was taken from us. Our family’s wish is that on this day we remember what we have in common, even with those we might disagree with. And to emphasise what connects us rather than what divides us. #MoreInCommon
This Government is presiding over #BacklogBritain
At the worst possible time, the costs for Home Office failure are being passed on to families desperate to have their passports processed. Ministers must deliver better.
Huge waits for passports and driving licences.
Huge queues at airports.
Huge waiting lists for healthcare and court dates.
Sign our petition if you’ve had enough of Boris Johnson’s Backlog Britain. 📝
If she was serious about stopping criminal gangs she wouldn’t have asked the National Crime Agency who tackle them to draw up plans for 20% cuts.
She wd know that the Israel/Rwanda deal increased trafficking & smuggling
& she wd work night & day w France to crack down on gangs
Home Sec knows her policy is unworkable, unethical & cd make trafficking worse.
Yet she chartered a plane she never expected to fly & wrote Rwanda a ÂŁ120m cheque because she just wants a row & someone else to blame.
Its Government by gimmick. Our country is better than this
.@YvetteCooperMP on Rwanda: “There is no point in the Government blaming anyone else but themselves. They have pushed ahead with a policy they knew was unworkable, unethical, and incredibly expensive because they just wanted a row and someone else to blame.”
There is no point in Govt blaming anyone else but themselves.
Ministers are pursuing a policy they know isn’t workable & that won’t tackle criminal gangs.
But they still paid Rwanda £120m & hired a jet that hasn’t taken off because they just want a row & someone else to blame.
By pushing ahead with Rwanda policy, Boris Johnson has abandoned British values of common sense & decency - it’s unworkable, unethical, extortionately expensive & risks making smuggling & trafficking worse.
Govt has ended up targeting torture victims instead of trafficking gangs
Over 35,000 Brits waiting over 10 wks for a passport, threatening hard earned holidays, family & work trips. Today Labour called on Minister to apologise to everyone they’ve let down but Tory MPs voted to defend him. Welcome to #BorisJohnsonsBacklogBritain https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tens-of-thousands-waiting-two-months-for-a-new-passport-ct6x2x3wg
By pushing ahead with Rwanda policy, Boris Johnson has abandoned British values of common sense & decency - it’s unworkable, unethical, extortionately expensive & risks making smuggling & trafficking worse.
Govt has ended up targeting torture victims instead of trafficking gangs
From court cases, to hospital waiting lists, to passports - everywhere you look our country is bogged down in delays and chaos.
The year is 2022, and this is Boris Johnson's #BacklogBritain.
đź’š Thinking of the 72 people who lost their lives in the #Grenfell Tower 5yrs ago today.
Thinking of survivors, family & friends & the Grenfell community.
Thinking of the deep & terrible tragedy & injustice & how much more still needs to be done to right those wrongs
Govt approach isn’t working. It isnt deterring gangs & cd make smuggling worse. Instead of sending torture victims to Rwanda they shd tackle criminal gangs who risk lives & speed up asylum decisions which have collapsed
Govt has abandoned British values of common sense & decency
The Government is pushing ahead with Rwanda policy that is completely unworkable, deeply unethical, extortionately expensive, profoundly un-British, and which risks making dangerous people trafficking & smuggling worse. /1
The Government is pushing ahead with Rwanda policy that is completely unworkable, deeply unethical, extortionately expensive, profoundly un-British, and which risks making dangerous people trafficking & smuggling worse. /1
UNHCR criticisms of Govt’s Rwanda scheme today are damning - warning about lack of proper treatment for refugees in Rwanda & accusing Home Secretary of misleading people over UN support.
This plan is unworkable, unethical, extortionately expensive, and profoundly un-British https://twitter.com/alantravis40/status/1535307541160333313
Turns out not only @pritipatel misled over UNHCR endorsement but Home Office wrote letters to potential Rwandan deportees telling them the UN agency was "closely involved" in the scheme and had not expressed substantial concerns. This was not correct.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/10/home-office-misled-refugees-about-un-involvement-in-rwanda-plans-court-told?CMP=share_btn_tw
UNHCR criticisms of Govt’s Rwanda scheme today are damning - warning about lack of proper treatment for refugees in Rwanda & accusing Home Secretary of misleading people over UN support.
This plan is unworkable, unethical, extortionately expensive, and profoundly un-British
Turns out not only @pritipatel misled over UNHCR endorsement but Home Office wrote letters to potential Rwandan deportees telling them the UN agency was "closely involved" in the scheme and had not expressed substantial concerns. This was not correct.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/10/home-office-misled-refugees-about-un-involvement-in-rwanda-plans-court-told?CMP=share_btn_tw
20% cuts to the National Crime Agency would be highly irresponsible & deeply damaging.
Former NCA head is right to warn of dangers.
It wd mean cutting action on criminal gangs, people smugglers, firearms, abuse of children. More Tory failure on crime.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/10/former-head-of-british-fbi-fears-impact-of-whitehall-cuts-on-fight-against
These are jaw-dropping sums.
ÂŁ11 billion lost to fraudsters and criminals and now this.
Labour will get a grip of this Conservative government’s wasteful spending and treat taxpayers’ money with the respect it deserves.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61754394
NEW: Rishi Sunak had been accused of costing taxpayers ÂŁ11bn by failing to insure billions of pounds of reserves against interest rate rises
https://www.ft.com/content/90025f48-858f-40c5-a011-3f285f05e775
This is astonishing. How can the Home Secretary possibly claim to be taking border security and immigration policy seriously if she hasn’t even met with the Chief Inspector for Borders & Immigration in 14 months and hasn’t consulted him on key issues.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/priti-patel-small-boats-borders-inspector-b2096603.html
Keir Starmer says Conservative MPs have "ignored the British public" by expressing confidence in Boris Johnson
PM is "utterly unfit for the great office that he holds", the Labour leader says
https://bbc.in/3GVgnYO
The choice is clearer than ever before:
Divided Tories propping up Boris Johnson with no plan to tackle the issues you are facing.
Or a united Labour Party with a plan to fix the cost of living crisis and restore trust in politics.
Labour will get Britain back on track.
Liverpool fans have been treated terribly by UEFA and the French authorities. Ministers must press them to stop scapegoating supporters, apologise and learn lessons. Paris reminds us justice for Hillsborough still hasn’t happened.
My response to @IanByrneMP Urgent Question
I wrote for tomorrow’s Observer about how the Tories can no longer represent British values nor cherish our treasured institutions nor adequately invest in our future, but Labour can. That’s what modern patriotism is. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/04/as-we-unite-for-the-jubilee-lets-believe-britains-best-days-are-ahead-not-behind?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1654372801
OBSERVER: “We’re the true party of patriotism, says Labour” #TomorrowsPapersToday
We’ve had brilliant celebrations all day at Pontefract Castle - & a wonderful finish joining @WakefieldMayor for the lighting of the #PlatinumJubilee2022 Beacon. Thousands of people coming together & a great community atmosphere. #Pontefract @DavidJones3525