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Yvette Cooper

Yvette Cooper
The latest news and top stories on Yvette Cooper, the Labour Party's Member of Parliament since 1997, representing Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley in the UK. Her government career included Chief Secretary to the Treasury, where she was the first woman to hold the post, and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. She held the Shadow Home portfolio twice and chaired the Home Affairs Select Committee.
A makeshift memorial to honour the victims of the December 14 mass shooting during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney. Photo: Reuters
Britain

2 men found guilty of UK plot to kill hundreds in Jewish community

Had the plan come off, it would have resulted in ‘one of, if not the, deadliest terrorist attack in UK history’, say counterterrorism police.

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Accidents and disasters in China

How will Jimmy Lai’s conviction affect China-UK ties, Starmer’s planned visit?

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China-EU relations

Trump appeals to Xi over Jimmy Lai as Britain summons China’s ambassador

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Britain

UK sanctions Russian and Chinese firms, warns of cyber threats, hybrid warfare

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper says dangers range from disinformation campaigns to physical attacks and sabotage.

British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper speaks at an event marking the 100th anniversary of the Locarno Treaties in London on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
Britain

UK summit will ‘turn the tide’ on worldwide corruption, foreign secretary says

Yvette Cooper said the June summit would target cryptocurrency ‘exploited by people smugglers’ and illicit gold used to fund the Ukraine war.

Israel-Gaza war

Gaza risks permanent partition between Israel and Hamas as Trump plan falters

Gaza reconstruction may be limited to Israeli-controlled areas, risking long-term division and placing Palestinian sovereignty in limbo.

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Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong condemns UK ‘smears’ as interference in latest city monitoring report

Authorities slam London’s ‘untruthful remarks’, after UK report claimed national security laws diminished Hong Kong’s political autonomy.

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A view of the Hong Kong government headquarters in Admiralty. Photo: Jelly Tse
Cambodia

UK and US sanction Southeast Asian scam networks exploiting trafficked workers

Chinese-Cambodian tycoon Chen Zhi, who is accused of overseeing construction of the scam centres, was among the individuals targeted.

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Britain

UK spy agency to target dark web for new recruits, including in Russia

The Foreign Office said the agency’s secure messaging portal ‘Silent Courier’ will allow anyone to contact MI6 to offer their services.

Donald Trump

Trump gets royal welcome in UK amid pomp and Epstein protests

King Charles is hosting the US president and first lady at Windsor Castle, as they make a historic second visit.

US President Donald Trump (left) and Brittain King Charles interact at the state banquet at Windsor Castle, Berkshire on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
Britain

‘Unimaginable’: Air India crash families speak out on authorities’ ‘silence’

‘Not only did we lose family members, we have endured the pain of their remains being mishandled, mislabelled, mixed up, even lost’.

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Wreckage showing the tail section of the Air India Boeing 787-8 is pictured in a residential area near the airport in Ahmedabad on June 14, after the aircraft crashed shortly after taking off on June 12. Photo: AFP
Britain

Britain fires Mandelson as US ambassador over links to Jeffrey Epstein

Emails published this week show Peter Mandelson urging Epstein to fight for early release when he faced charges over soliciting a minor.

Britain

Asylum hotel protests continue in UK as government plans new fast-track process

There were 32,059 asylum seekers in UK hotels by the end of June. Labour has promised to end the use of the sites by 2029.

Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong slams Western countries over criticism of bounties for second day

‘Anti-China organisations’ and foreign countries making ‘irresponsible remarks’ about Hong Kong, government says.

Hong Kong last week placed bounties on 15 activists and issued new arrest warrants for four more over their involvement in the “Hong Kong Parliament”, a group deemed subversive by authorities. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong hits out at UK’s ‘untrue and biased’ criticism over bounties

Beijing’s foreign affairs arm in the city accuses ‘some individual politicians’ from the West of ‘smearing’ Hong Kong’s national security laws.

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Hong Kong national security police have placed bounties on 15 activists and issued new arrest warrants against four more. Photo: Jelly Tse
France

King Charles hosts France’s Macron in first European state visit since Brexit

The countries hope to ‘reset’ post-Brexit relations, addressing issues like English Channel migrant crossings and a proposed Ukraine security force amid royal fanfare.

Britain

Supporters of Palestine Action arrested in London following terror ban

The ban makes membership of, or support for, the direct action group a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison.

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