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Yvette Cooper

Yvette Cooper

Labour Party
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Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
MP Since
1 May 1997 (29 years, 3 months)
Role
Foreign Secretary
Status
active

Yvette Cooper represents Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley in the House of Commons, sitting as a Labour Party MP. They have served as the constituency's MP for 29 years, 3 months.

Pay & Expenses
£98,599
basic salary / year

This is the basic MP salary, set by IPSA and paid to all 650 MPs regardless of role. Additional salary for Cabinet, Shadow Cabinet, or committee roles is not yet shown here — those figures require careful verification against primary IPSA and Ministerial Salaries documents before publishing.

£284,172
total expenses claimed, 2024-25
Staffing
£248,481
Office
£23,871
Accommodation
£0
Travel & Other
£11,820
Source: IPSA official expenses data. Covers parliamentary business costs only — staffing, office running costs, accommodation, and travel — not personal spending.
Declared Affiliations
Source: List of Ministers' Interests (gov.uk). Only government ministers appear in this register — this is not tracked for all 650 MPs.
GMB
Unite the Union
Notable Constituency Interests

The constituency is the site of former coalfields.

Source: List of Ministers' Interests (gov.uk)
Voting Record (most recent 15)
Source: official Commons Votes API, all divisions since the 2024 general election.
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12
8 Jun 2026 · Result: 81 Aye, 266 No (failed)
Voted No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8
8 Jun 2026 · Result: 145 Aye, 251 No (failed)
Voted No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
8 Jun 2026 · Result: 65 Aye, 251 No (failed)
Voted No
King's Speech Motion for an Address
20 May 2026 · Result: 307 Aye, 171 No (passed)
Voted Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
20 May 2026 · Result: 104 Aye, 317 No (failed)
Voted No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
20 May 2026 · Result: 104 Aye, 316 No (failed)
Voted No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
20 May 2026 · Result: 78 Aye, 408 No (failed)
Voted No
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026
22 Apr 2026 · Result: 380 Aye, 7 No (passed)
Voted Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2
21 Apr 2026 · Result: 293 Aye, 155 No (passed)
Voted Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13
21 Apr 2026 · Result: 297 Aye, 147 No (passed)
Voted Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26
21 Apr 2026 · Result: 287 Aye, 149 No (passed)
Voted Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4
21 Apr 2026 · Result: 298 Aye, 152 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357
14 Apr 2026 · Result: 278 Aye, 73 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333
14 Apr 2026 · Result: 301 Aye, 157 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments
14 Apr 2026 · Result: 247 Aye, 21 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Recent Coverage (17)
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Palestine Action co-founder wins right to challenge group’s proscription
The co-founder of Palestine Action, Huda Ammori, can challenge the Home Office decision to ban the group as a terrorist organisation at the …
GB News·30 Jul· View coverage →
Callum McGoldrick: Failure pays well in the NHS
Fudged figures, increasing executive salaries and declining performance. This is the true legacy of Starmer’s two years presiding over the N…
ConservativeHome·29 Jul· View coverage →
I met Yvette Cooper when I was drunk – there's 1 chat I hope I never have with her
OPINION - ROBERT FISK: This must be avoided at all costs.
Express Politics·25 Jul· View coverage →
Record number of terrorists in British prisons as over half hold Islamist views
A record number of terrorists are now behind bars in Britain, according to new figures, with more than half of those in custody holding extr…
GB News·23 Jul· View coverage →
Foreign secretary job is honour of my life, says Ed Miliband
The former energy secretary and Labour veteran was touted as a potential chancellor, but will take over from Yvette Cooper as foreign secret…
BBC Politics·20 Jul· View coverage →
Shabana Mahmood set to be named Chancellor by Burnham
Shabana Mahmood is set to be named Chancellor by Andy Burnham next week when the former Manchester mayor takes the keys to Number 10, accord…
City AM·15 Jul· View coverage →
GMB's Ed Balls sparks outrage with remark about his wife Yvette Cooper
ITV bosses have reportedly been facing mounting pressure to ‘sack’ Balls after a slew of controversies
Evening Standard·15 Jul· View coverage →
Cooper: World cannot wait for ‘AI Hiroshima’ before acting on safety concerns
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper suggested the UK was well placed to lead global work on artificial intelligence safeguards.
The Independent·5 Jul· View coverage →
Cooper: World cannot wait for ‘AI Hiroshima’ before acting on safety concerns
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper suggested the UK was well placed to lead global work on artificial intelligence safeguards.
Evening Standard·5 Jul· View coverage →
AI poses ‘Hiroshima’-style threat to humanity without global rules, says Cooper
Exclusive: Foreign secretary warns of combined risks of AI, climate crisis, irregular migration and foreign interference Artificial intellig…
Guardian Politics·5 Jul· View coverage →
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper sends message to US as 250th anniversary celebrations underway
Yvette Cooper has sent a message to Americans as celebrations are underway to mark 250 years since the US declared independence from Britain…
GB News·4 Jul· View coverage →
Yvette Cooper plays friendly cricket match with exiled Afghan women’s team
Ms Cooper said it was an ‘outrage’ the Afghan women’s refugee team could not play cricket in their homeland because of the Taliban.
Evening Standard·2 Jul· View coverage →
Shabana Mahmood bans migrants from being housed in new build homes
Shabana Mahmood has banned migrants from being housed in new-build homes after it emerged 83 asylum seekers were being moved into properties…
GB News·30 Jun· View coverage →
Yvette Cooper in open rebellion against Starmer as she demands hike to defence spending
Yvette Cooper is in 'open rebellion' against her own Government after demanding defence spending be hiked, just days before the delayed Defe…
Express Politics·27 Jun· View coverage →
Starmer on the brink: PM is considering resigning, senior cabinet minister confirms
Tech secretary Peter Kyle said that the PM is discussing the ‘political realities’ of his position as foreign secretary Yvette Cooper become…
The Independent·21 Jun· View coverage →
Spain tears down Gibraltar border barriers for first time in more than 300 years
Construction crews on the Spanish side of the Gibraltar frontier have begun demolishing border infrastructure. Machine operators dismantled…
GB News·21 Jun· View coverage →
Lady Starmer tells PM ‘you can’t walk away’ as Labour MPs plot Andy Burnham's coronation
Sir Keir Starmer’s wife has urged her husband to fight on as Prime Minister following Andy Burnham’s Makerfield by-election win. Lady Starme…
GB News·20 Jun· View coverage →