It’s vital that Yvette Cooper’s taskforce acts on the Amos and Ockenden reports – and puts the needs of women and families at the heart of maternity services It is hard to find the words to describe ...

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Keir Starmer insisted he would "front up" Labour’s immigration reforms despite others drawing up the policies, Yvette Cooper has revealed. The former Home Secretary, in an astonishing attack on her ...

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Yvette Cooper criticised the No 10 operation during her former boss’s premiership, and suggested new Prime Minister Andy Burnham was better suited to “a world of social media”. Sir Keir left office ...

Health secretary praises more collegiate style under Andy Burnham and says previous No 10 sidelined her from key policy launch Yvette Cooper admits Labour has “not done government very well” in the ...

Yvette Cooper summarised Keir Starmer’s leadership as ‘bring me solutions, not problems’.Photograph: WPA/Getty Images Yvette Cooper admits Labour has “not done government very well” in the last couple ...

New Health Secretary Yvette Cooper concedes Sir Keir Starmer 'didn't do government very well' during his tenure as Prime Minister. Julie Andrews isn't returning for Princess Diaries 3, and that's fair ...

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Yvette Cooper has vowed to address challenges facing the “frail and vulnerable” in hospitals and care homes as staff battle yet another heatwave. The Health Secretary admitted the sweltering ...

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18:45, Fri, Aug 7, 2026 Updated: 18:45, Fri, Aug 7, 2026 John Cleese issued a furious six-word statement on social media as he hit back at the Labour Government's latest move. The Fawlty Towers icon ...