UK, US blast Hong Kong rewards for help to catch activists overseas Hong Kong’s national security police announces arrest warrants for 19 pro-democracy activists mostly living in UK. Al Jazeera · Jul 26, 2025
Cabinet ministers and third of MPs call on Starmer to recognise state of Palestine Exclusive: Rayner and Cooper understood to back action as 221 MPs sign letter calling for UK recognition of statehood The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2025
Home Office working to ‘restore order’ as council calls for asylum hotel to shut Multiple demonstrations have been held outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex. Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2025
Murdered MP’s widow accuses Government of ‘cover-up’ following Prevent review Lady Julia Amess described the report as an ‘insult to Sir David’s memory’ in a letter to the Home Secretary. The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2025
Yvette Cooper condemns Nigel Farage’s criticisms of police Home secretary says Reform UK should back officers’ response to Epping asylum hotel unrest The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2025
OPINION - The chilling truth is that now even waving a copy of Private Eye can get you arrested Well, it’s quite the coup for Private Eye, isn’t it? If you’re a satirical magazine, there are two ways of showing that you’re having an impact. One is to provoke Islamists to the point where they murder your staff, as in the case of the Charli Hebdo murders in Paris… Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2025
What was the Battle of Orgreave, and why has the government launched an inquiry into it? The UK’s home secretary, Yvette Cooper, has announced a full inquiry into the Battle of Orgreave, a large, violent clash between the National Union of Mineworkers and South Yorkshire police that took place over 40 years ago. The Conversation · Jul 22, 2025
The Guardian view on Labour’s visa crackdown in social care: another problem for an overstretched system Editorial: In the absence of fundamental reform of the sector, shutting down the sponsorship route for foreign workers is a shortsighted and risky move The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2025
Banning Palestine Action an 'abuse of power', High Court told BANNING Palestine Action as a terror organisation had the hallmarks of a “blatant abuse of power” and made the UK an “international… The National (Scotland) · Jul 21, 2025
What happened at the Battle of Orgreave – and why is there an inquiry 40 years laster? ‘The scars can still be felt across the coalfields,’ home secretary Yvette Cooper said The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2025
What was the battle of Ogreave? National inquiry is confirmed The bloody scenes of June 18 1984 will be delved into by an independent panel, here is all we know about the events and what will happen next... Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2025
Palestine Action terror ban made UK ‘international outlier’, High Court told The group’s co-founder wants to bring legal action over the decision to proscribe the organisation as a terror group. Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2025
High Court to hear bid to challenge Palestine Action ban Huda Ammori is seeking to challenge Yvette Cooper’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action under anti-terror laws earlier this year. Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2025
Inquiry into Orgreave violence during 1984 miners’ strike announced The inquiry, expected to launch in the autumn, will investigate the events surrounding clashes at the Orgreave Coking Plant in 1984. Evening Standard · Jul 20, 2025
The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2025 More than 100 people arrested across UK at Palestine Action protests The group was banned as a terrorist organisation in June
Evening Standard · Jul 20, 2025 Four arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences during pro-Palestine protest More than 100 people were detained across the country during demonstrations this weekend protesting against the proscription of Palestine Action.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2025 Orgreave inquiry: Why now and what are the crucial questions it seeks to answer? The prosecutions of 95 miners charged with riot and unlawful assembly in 1985 collapsed amid accusations of police officers lying in court
The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2025 Government launches Orgreave inquiry, 40 years after clashes at miners’ strike Move follows decades of campaigning over violent policing and collapsed prosecutions at South Yorkshire coking plant
The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2025 Law will change to stop attackers fixated on violence, says Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said she would address a ‘gap in the law’ against planning mass casualty attacks that had no ideological basis.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2025 Yvette Cooper to create new offence to cover non-terrorist planning of attacks Home secretary says criminal offence needs to be introduced to increase police powers after Southport attack
Evening Standard · Jul 20, 2025 Home Secretary says ‘gap in law’ on violent attackers will be closed She warned there are ‘growing numbers of teenagers potentially radicalising themselves online’.
The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2025 Criminals plotting mass killings to be detained earlier under new law Yvette Cooper said the new tools will enable the criminal justice system to ‘close the gap’
Evening Standard · Jul 16, 2025 Amess family ‘deeply hurt’ after Home Secretary letter following Prevent review The murdered MP’s family spokesman said Yvette Cooper’s ‘piecemeal approach… will never deliver the whole truth, accountability and justice’.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2025 Tory benches almost deserted as Philp cops a lesson on small boats Shadow minister crashes and burns as Yvette Cooper makes statement on new Channel crossing arrangements
The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2025 French action ‘has prevented nearly 500 small boat crossings this year’ Yvette Cooper told MPs French actions have stopped 496 boat crossings this year so far, while 385 arrived in the UK.