6 h. ago Yvette Cooper denies Rachel Reeves being ‘sidelined’ after No 10 shake

Monday's shake-up saw the Chancellor's deputy, Darren Jones, move into a new role

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6 h. ago Ministers accused of making ‘almost no progress’ on grooming gangs inquiry

Home Office minister Jess Phillips told MPs the appointment process was in its ‘final stages’.

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7 h. ago Yvette Cooper encourages public to fly St George’s flag ‘anywhere’ as she does at home

Yvette Cooper has revealed that she has Union Jack and St George’s flags scattered around her home, and has encouraged Britons to display the emblems, saying people should “put them up anywhere”.

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8 h. ago Channel migrants could be moved to WAREHOUSES as Labour scrambles to close asylum hotels with PM holding emergency talks on how to go 'further and faster' on tackling small boats

Yvette Cooper said the Government was looking at 'military and industrial sites' as 'more appropriate' places to house asylum seekers.

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8 h. ago Starmer considering digital ID and housing migrants at old industrial sites

The Prime Minister will host a Tuesday afternoon ministerial meeting after reiterating to his Cabinet that migration is ‘a central issue’.

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8 h. ago Labour’s asylum crackdown may fuel small boat crossings, British Red Cross warns

The charity warned families will face ‘harsh choices’ after the home secretary announced a pause on new applications from refugees wanting to bring their loved ones to the UK

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9 h. ago Cooper’s family reunion crackdown may fuel small boat crossings, British Red Cross warns

The charity warned families will face ‘harsh choices’ after the home secretary announced a pause on new applications from refugees wanting to bring their loved ones to the UK

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9 h. ago Migrants could be moved into warehouses when asylum hotels close, Yvette Cooper suggests

Labour have committed to ending the use of asylum hotels by 2029

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11 h. ago Labour's migrant deal fiasco: Now Yvette Cooper FAILS to guarantee asylum seekers will start being returned to France this month under 'one in, one out' agreement

Ministers claimed when the agreement was announced in July that it would take effect within weeks, but the Home Secretary now says she expects the deportations to begin 'later this month'.

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11 h. ago ‘I won’t stand on the shoreline and shout at the sea’: Cooper attacks Farage and Badenoch’s migrant crackdown calls

The home secretary insisted the government will ‘get on with the hard graft, roll up our sleeves and do it step by step’

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12 h. ago Cooper rejects claims Reeves has been sidelined on economic policy by No 10 mini

‘Quite the reverse’, says home secretary, amid reports Starmer’s reorganisation is aimed at freezing chancellor out ahead of autumn budgetIn an interview with Sky News this morning Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, declined to guarantee that migrants will definitely be sent back across the channel this month as part of a returns agreement with France.Asked for the exact date of the first returns, Cooper replied: “It will be later this month.”We expect the first returns to take place this month. But I’ve always said from the very beginning on this, it’s a pilot scheme and it needs to build up over time.If you submit an asylum claim that lacks merit, it will be swiftly and robustly refused.Any request for asylum support will be assessed against destitution criteria. If you do not meet the criteria, you will not receive support.If nothing has changed in their country, people should not be claiming asylum at the end of a student course. We need to clamp down on that and that’s why we’r...

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12 h. ago Yvette Cooper fails to guarantee that boat crossings will fall by next year

The home secretary also failed to confirm that migrants will be sent back to France this month as part of the returns agreement, saying she refused to make ‘grand promises’

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13 h. ago Susanna Reid makes sarcastic Ed Balls dig as she grills Yvette Cooper on immigration

Susanna Reid appeared to make a sarcastic dig towards Ed Balls today as his wife Yvette Cooper joined Good Morning Britain - without him taking part in the interview

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13 h. ago Asylum hotels can be closed earlier than key government date, Yvette Cooper says

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says 'we do believe it can be done earlier' when quizzed on the government's 2029 date to end the use of hotels housing asylum seekers

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13 h. ago Home Secretary fails to guarantee France migrant returns will happen this month

Yvette Cooper was cautious not to guarantee returns under a deal with France will take place in September, after saying they were ‘expected’.

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23 h. ago UK Government’s major vow over 'stop the boats' deal with French

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper told the parliament, upon its summer break return, when she expects migrants who arrived illegally via the English Channel to be returned to France

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24 h. ago QUENTIN LETTS: Yvette Cooper's parliamentary speech was a public emergency edict delivered by Play School presenter

Yvette Cooper's tactic, in the face of smouldering civil unrest about asylum hotels, was to wobble her head and adopt a damp, disapproving tone. Public-emergency edict delivered by Play School presenter.

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25 h. ago Labour's 'one in, one out' migrant deal fiasco: As Cooper attempts asylum 'crackdown', it emerges 3,567 people have landed in dinghies since deal with France was struck

Ministers claimed when the agreement was announced in July that it would take effect within weeks, but the Home Secretary now says she expects the deportations to begin 'later this month'.

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28 h. ago Yvette Cooper pauses new refugee family reunions in fresh asylum crackdown

Charities warn the changes will ‘push more desperate people into the arms of smugglers in an effort to reunite with loved ones’

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28 h. ago Yvette Cooper accused of pushing children towards people smugglers by halting refugee scheme

Home secretary under fire over suspension of family reunion system that she said was at risk of exploitationYvette Cooper has been accused of pushing children “into the arms of people smugglers” after halting a scheme allowing refugees to bring their family to the UK.The home secretary said the refugee family reunion route was at risk of exploitation and she would “temporarily suspend new applications” until tougher rules are introduced next year. Continue reading...

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