Yvette Cooper
Labour Party
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Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
MP Since
1 May 1997 (29 years, 5 months)
Role
Foreign Secretary
Status
active
Constituency: Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
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, 5 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 (20)
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Yvette Cooper drops plans to abolish NHS patient champion after outcry
Exclusive: Health secretary to extend role of watchdog, which backers say helps hold service in England to account
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Guardian Politics·28 Oct· View coverage →
Cooper: NHS Staff Who Snoop on Tiger Attack Victim’s Records Should Be Sacked
Yvette Cooper on the investigation into whether the NHS records of a man killed by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park were breached: “I take…
Guido Fawkes·18 Oct· View coverage →
NHS staff who wrongly accessed tiger victim’s records should be sacked, says Yvette Cooper
Health secretary says it is ‘total disgrace’ if staff looked up William Chapman, who died at Yorkshire Wildlife Park
NHS staff who inappropr…
The Guardian·18 Oct· View coverage →
NHS faces more challenging winter than normal, health secretary warns
Yvette Cooper has announced £140m investment in England's urgent care system, after summer heatwaves piled pressure on the NHS.
BBC News·18 Oct· View coverage →
Yvette Cooper warns NHS faces ‘more challenging’ winter than normal
The Health Secretary said the Government has been preparing early and investing in extra urgent care capacity.
Evening Standard·17 Oct· View coverage →
Yvette Cooper pledges £140m to boost urgent care as NHS faces ‘tough’ winter
Health secretary says government has been preparing early and will spend money on ambulances and A&E upgrades
The NHS faces a more challengi…
Guardian Politics·17 Oct· View coverage →
UK government apologises for past burials of stillborn babies in mass graves
Yvette Cooper acknowledges ‘unthinkable pain’ caused by practice between 1930s and 1980s after campaign by Wirral woman and others
The healt…
The Guardian·14 Oct· View coverage →
Palestine Engulfs the Labour Party Conference
Palestine is topping the agenda of The Labour Party conference with speeches inside and protests out – our correspondents are on the ground …
Novara Media·28 Sept· View coverage →
Apple urges Home Office to come clean on 'backdoor' letting officials snoop on YOUR phone
Apple has urged the Home Office to come clean over its request for the company to create a "backdoor" for officials to snoop on Britons' pho…
GB News·17 Sept· View coverage →
NHS reaches deal to roll out life-extending breast cancer drug after years of arguing over cost
A breakthrough breast cancer treatment manufactured by AstraZeneca has been approved for use on the NHS in England, following years of dispu…
GB News·17 Sept· View coverage →
Urgent probe launched after Southport attack victims' files accessed in major data breach
An urgent probe has been launched after court files relating to the victims, families and survivors of the Southport attack were accessed in…
GB News·15 Sept· View coverage →
Met Police officer sacked after telling female colleague he hoped she'd 'get raped' on way home from night out
A Metropolitan Police officer has been sacked after telling a female colleague he hopes she would "get raped" on her way home from a night o…
GB News·15 Sept· View coverage →
'Cot cams' to be fitted in neonatal units in wake of Lucy Letby killings, vows Yvette Cooper
Cot cameras are set to be fitted in neonatal units in the wake of the Lucy Letby killings, Health Secretary Yvette Cooper has vowed.
The ann…
GB News·15 Sept· View coverage →
Health secretary says plans for cot cams in baby wards being developed ‘urgently’ after Lucy Letby inquiry report – latest updates
Yvette Cooper says officials have been asked to develop plans to install cameras in neonatal units in wake of Thirlwall report
Three babies…
The Guardian·15 Sept· View coverage →
WATCH: Yvette Cooper delivers statement to MPs following Lucy Letby inquiry
The Health Secretary has apologised for the failures set out in the inquiry triggered by Lucy Letby's crimes.
Speaking in the Commons, Yvett…
GB News·15 Sept· View coverage →
NHS waiting list reaches 6.21 million patients after ‘busiest summer in history’
Health Secretary Yvette Cooper warned that ‘extreme demand’ on the service is ‘no longer confined to winter’
The Independent·10 Sept· View coverage →
Nothing less than radical whole-system change is required to fix the NHS's maternity services | Julia Sanders
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 m…
The Guardian·17 Aug· View coverage →
Britain's Iran policy slammed as 'dangerously complacent' as Tehran targets Jews on UK streets
Britain's Iran policy has been slammed as complacent and lacking long-term thinking in a new report.
A leading expert on Iran has warned tha…
GB News·14 Aug· View coverage →
England close to wiping out Hepatitis C 'for good' in boost for global eradication
England is poised to wipe out hepatitis C, achieving the World Health Organization's 2030 elimination goal a full four years ahead of schedu…
GB News·11 Aug· View coverage →
MoD scrambles to deny reports Royal Navy spy drones sent data to China in secret
The Ministry of Defence has denied reports that cameras on Royal Navy surveillance drones secretly sent data to China.
Late last night, The …
GB News·10 Aug· View coverage →