Yvette Cooper

All the fun of the Liquorice Festival in Pontefract today. Liquorice pork pies, liquorice cheese, liquorice stout, liquorice gin, liquorice rum, liquorice honey, liquorice chilli jam, liquorice b...

Fun in town at the Pontefract Civic Society Liquorice Shoots today - building up to the full Pontefract Liquorice Fair tomorrow. Already got my liquorice honey - now looking forward to the Liquoric...

C’mon England! 🦁🦁🦁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️⚽️⚽️

In Pontefract Park today for the Wakefield District Armed Forces tributes. An important opportunity to thank all those who serve to keep us safe, their families, our veterans and cadets. It was an ...

Civilians in Sudan have already endured the worst of atrocities. The RSF must halt their attack on El Obeid. The UK has called today’s debate at the UN @humanrightscouncil because hundreds of th...

The UK-Egypt partnership matters for our security and prosperity. We are deepening cooperation to boost economic opportunities, strengthen stability, and tackle the shared challenge of illegal mig...

Foreign Secretary @yvettecooper.mp was with @jeannoelbarrot and @anitaanandmp in Paris today, meeting with Palestinian and Israeli groups following our new International Peace Fund announcement y...

Today, the UK launched the International Peace Fund with Australia and Canada. For a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, we must support dialogue and build trust on both sides. Foreign Secr...

The UK-Australia partnership drives our prosperity and keeps us safe 🇦🇺🇬🇧 Our FTA and CPTPP membership is set to boost the economy by £2 billion every year. AUKUS is our most strategically signi...

It was very moving to walk round Pontefract Cemetery with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, hearing some of the stories of the local men and women buried or commemorated here who gave their l...

Close friends and closer partners 🇬🇧🇦🇺

Glad of the sunshine at last weekend’s Castleford Roman Festival (shame this week’s weather wasn’t quite so nice!) Great to see all the family activities in Henry Moore Square, the market and the l...

This is a modern and ambitious trade deal – the first that the Gulf Cooperation Council have made with a G7 country. It's a strong signal of our solidarity with our Gulf partners and our confidenc...

Women and girls deserve to live free from fear of violence. We won’t have peace, security or prosperity until they do. With our partners, the UK is setting up a new International Coalition to End...

Conflict. Poverty. Deadly diseases. Climate change. Global issues that affect us all. Foreign Secretary @yvettecooper.mp sets out how the UK's new partnership approach to international development...

Day 1 at the Global Partnerships Conference ⬇️ Big conversations. Bold commitments. Real momentum. An important step forward in how we work together to tackle shared global challenges.

🇬🇧🇲🇩 Women and girls in crisis situations face heightened risks of violence and exploitation. In Moldova, the UK is working with the Government of Moldova, @unfpa and partners to support safe spa...

The UK is working with 45 other countries from across Europe to tackle migration challenges the right way - together, and in line with international law.

It’s been an honour to join the King and Queen on their historic state visit to the United States this week. Celebrating the 250th anniversary of American independence with the King’s historic spe...

250 years. An historic State Visit. An enduring friendship. Across trade, security and our shared history and future - together, we are stronger 🇬🇧🇺🇸