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Former Met commissioner to lead Labour policing review

28.09.11
A major review of policing headed by former Scotland Yard chief Lord Stevens will be set up by Labour to shape the party's policies on the future of the police... more

Cooper praises eight police who confronted 350 rioters

28.09.11
Yvette Cooper praised the bravery of London police who confronted yobs during the summer riots... more

Cooper to announce major review of the police

27.09.11
A major inquiry into the future of Britain's police will be carried out by senior figures in the service, shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper will announce... more

Cooper: Boris has made it harder for Met to get to the truth of hacking

21.07.11
Interview: Yvette Cooper claims Boris Johnson has made it harder for the Met to get to the bottom of phone hacking as she balances the pressures of parliament with motherhood... more

Olympics will be magnet for sex trafficking gangs, warns Yvette Cooper

09.02.11
Olympics will make London a 'magnet' for human trafficking unless ministers launch an urgent crackdown, shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper warns... more

Confusion over anti-terror policy puts security at risk, says Labour

24.01.11
Home Secretary Theresa May was accused of a 'shocking and cavalier' approach to national security as the time terror suspects can be held without charge was cut to 14 days... more

Yvette Cooper: Coalition preoccupied with EU and narrow agenda

13.12.10
Shadow Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper will accuse the coalition of having a 'shrivelled' vision of Britain's role in the world... more

Women fill half of posts in Ed Miliband’s shadow cabinet

08.10.10
Ed Miliband stamped his authority on Labour’s economic policy today as he promoted Yvette Cooper and a clutch of women to top posts in his shadow cabinet... more

Will domestic bliss survive in the Balls-Cooper house?

08.10.10
When the shadow cabinet election winners were named late last night, Ed Balls leapt on to Twitter to speak on behalf of himself and his wife: 'We both v happy with the results'... more

Alan Johnson named shadow chancellor over Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper

08.10.10
Ed Miliband stamps his authority on Labour’s economic policy by surprisingly naming Alan Johnson as shadow chancellor... more

Balls family feud is a plot twist too far after Miliband drama

30.09.10
For a party still reeling from the Miliband of Brothers psychodrama, let alone the Blair-Brown soap opera, the idea of another family feud must feel like a plot twist too far... more

Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper in the running for shadow chancellor job

30.09.10
Ed Miliband faces his first major challenge as Labour leader amid fears that Yvette Cooper may turn down the key post of shadow chancellor to avoid hurting her husband Ed Balls... more

Yvette Cooper: Government spending cuts will cost country more

27.09.10
'Slash-and-burn' approach the Government is taking to reduce the deficit could end up costing the country more, shadow work and pensions secretary Yvette Cooper claims... more

Jobless people claiming benefit rises to 1.64m in blow to Labour

17.02.10
Number of people claiming unemployment benefit has hit its highest level since Labour came to power in 1997... more

Minister Yvette Cooper warns of rising unemployment

01.02.10
Unemployment will rise again in the next few months, the Cabinet Minister for welfare admits... more

Benefits rules to change after former asylum seeker gets £1.8million home

15.12.09
Benefit rules which left the taxpayer footing the £1,600-a-week rent for a former asylum seeker and her family to live in a £1.8million flat are to be changed... more

From school to dole: young swell ranks of unemployed

16.09.09
Youth unemployment crisis deepened as the jobless rate among under 25s looking for work hit one in five... more

Labour to probe why jobless aren’t claiming

11.08.09
There is a large gap between the number of people out of work and those claiming unemployment benefit and the government wants to know why ... more

Bank holiday plan to remember people killed at work

27.07.09
New Bank Holiday is among the options being considered by the Government to commemorate people killed at work, it was reported... more

Leading Whitehall role will be Cooper's reward for constant show of support

05.06.09
Rising Labour star Yvette Cooper was today set to take the helm of a major Whitehall department... more

Mixed fortunes, but key roles for a golden couple

05.06.09
In a day of mixed fortunes for Labour’s golden couple, Ed Balls lost his battle to be Chancellor but his wife Yvette Cooper was in line for promotion... more

£13bn plan to rescue London PFI Projects

03.03.09
Projects to build new prisons, schools and homes in London are to be rescued by the Government after the credit crunch threatened their completion... more

Harman is Labour's nightmare

19.02.09
Secretly, guiltily, tentatively, the Cabinet is beginning to plan for the post-Gordon age... more

Cooper admits: Bonuses are no laughing matter

09.02.09
The Treasury struggled to combat claims that it was “dithering” over City bonuses as ministers unveiled a year-long review into bankers’ pay and perks... more

Britain lends Iceland £2.2bn in deal to pay back investors

20.11.08
Britain has lent Iceland £2.2 billion as part of a deal to compensate savers hit by the Nordic banking collapse... more

Tax cuts are essential to beat crisis says minister

20.11.08
The recession will be "longer and deeper" without urgent government action to boost the economy with tax cuts and higher borrowing, Treasury chief secretary Yvette Cooper warned... more

Mandelson backs away from new 'family' hours

20.10.08
A Cabinet split opened after Peter Mandelson put a question mark over new family-friendly working rights for parents... more

Let’s not kid ourselves – we need the money men

23.09.08
Politicians’ and consumers’ desire for revenge against the City must not blind us to the crucial role it plays in the country’s prosperity... more

Balls and Cooper to be quizzed over claims for London second home

25.06.08
The Cabinet's "golden couple" are under investigation over alleged milking of Commons expenses, it has emerged... more


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