Yvette Cooper

Israel's military escalation in Lebanon has killed and displaced civilians, destroyed infrastructure, and eroded space for diplomacy. It must end. Hizballah must end attacks on Israel and disarm. ...

Russia’s violation of NATO airspace, hitting a residential building in Romania is extremely dangerous and reckless. The UK strongly condemns this grave escalation that puts lives at risk. I am in ...

Sunny afternoon out on the doorstep yesterday with Labour team campaigning for Andy Burnham in Makerfield. https://t.co/rOmGeWLTDW

I introduced the new offence of endangering life at sea in our Border Security Act - one of this Government's first pieces of legislation. The Tories and Reform both voted against it. While they...

The UK-Poland Treaty signed today will make Britain, Europe and @NATO stronger. These commitments will deepen our defence relationship, strengthen our economic resilience and expand our work to co...

The Kremlin will not evade our sanctions by hiding behind crypto networks and shadow financial systems. The UK is tracking down and shutting off financial lifelines that sustain Putin’s war machin...

Important and encouraging progress - we will continue to support these negotiations. The priority is the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a durable agreement that ensures Iran never deve...

Awful scenes in Kyiv and across Ukraine overnight after another massive Russian attack. I agree with Andrii - Moscow's escalating assault on Ukrainian civilians betrays its weakness. We will keep...

The E1 settlement plans in the West Bank are egregious.   With international partners, we are clear: these settlements  are illegal and threaten a viable Palestinian state.   https://t.co/cQvTnQgy2W

At the General Election we pledged to bring down net migration. Following reforms in our Immigration White Paper last Spring, it has now fallen 82% from the peak under the Tories. We promised a ...

I am truly appalled at the video posted by Israeli Cabinet Minister Ben-Gvir taunting those involved in the Global Sumud Flotilla. This violates the most basic standards of respect and dignity in...

With regional tensions high, Egypt’s role in promoting stability across the Middle East and Africa is more important than ever.   Good to welcome Egyptian Foreign Minister Abdelatty to London yeste...

Crises spread fast. We need new ways of working together to tackle global problems that affect us at home too. The Global Partnerships Conference will bring in new voices and new ideas as we work ...

A pleasure to welcome @abzayed to London yesterday. The UK and UAE are forging stronger partnerships, including on growth and defence. Speaking yesterday we underlined our support of our Gulf par...

We strongly condemn the attack on the Barakah nuclear facility in the UAE. This reckless attack risks wider regional instability. The UK stands in solidarity with the UAE in support of its defenc...

Alongside 46 countries in Moldova this week we agreed ECHR reforms so we can take strong action on illegal migration and uphold international standards and law. https://t.co/wEry0Z4NK8

Reform and the Conservatives wanted to rip up international law, the Greens wanted to rip up border controls. This Labour Government believes that principled international cooperation helps strengt...

Following months of dedicated UK diplomacy, 46 countries meet today at the Council of Europe to agree critical reforms modernising the way the ECHR deals with migration - supporting the UK to take ...

Russia has launched a massive attack on Ukraine, days after a @POTUS brokered ceasefire. Civilians are dead, buried under rubble. Homes have been destroyed. Putin yet again has shown that he is n...

Good to welcome @FaisalbinFarhan to London today, following my call with @secrubio last night. I’m continuing to work intensively with partners to build global diplomatic pressure to reopen the Str...