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Yvette Cooper
MP for Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
Labour (Co-op)Government
Foreign Secretary
About This MP
AI-generatedYvette Cooper is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley, first elected in 1997. She has held senior government roles, including Home Secretary from July 2024 to September 2025, and has served as Foreign Secretary since September 2025.
Voting Patterns
She votes consistently with her party and attends Parliament more often than average, displaying 100% party loyalty and 64% attendance (party average 33%). She has no rebel votes and sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum (45/100).
Notable Positions
- Supports Universal Credit
- Supports NHS funding
- Favours regulation of bus services
- Opposes tighter immigration controls and asylum system
- Opposes Rwanda deportation scheme
Financial Interests
Declared financial interests include earnings from employment (including ad hoc payments and other earnings) and gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources.
Generated 21 February 2026
100%
Party Loyalty
64%
Attendance
0
Rebel Votes
—
Total Votes
Political Position
LEFTRIGHT
Centre-left(45)
Based on 324 votesCareer & Roles
26 positions
Current
Government
Foreign Secretary
Since Sept 2025
Previous
Government
Home Secretary
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
Opposition
Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department
Nov 2021 - May 2024
Committee
Liaison Committee (Commons)
May 2020 - Dec 2021
Committee
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
May 2020 - Jan 2022
Committee
Home Affairs Committee
Jan 2020 - Dec 2021
Committee
Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
Feb 2019 - Nov 2019
Voting Stances
Based on parliamentary votes
Universal Credit
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
198 votes
Immigration controls
Generally againsthas generally voted against immigration controls
167 votes
Bus services regulation
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on bus services regulation
110 votes
VAT changes
Generally againsthas generally voted against vat changes
96 votes
Asylum system
Generally againsthas generally voted against asylum system
75 votes
Transgender rights
Generally againsthas generally voted against transgender rights
72 votes
Trade union powers
Strongly againsthas almost always voted against trade union powers
66 votes
NHS funding
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on nhs funding
49 votes
Financial Interests
4 declarations · £3,847 total
Recent Votes
ABSENT
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
11 Feb 2026279 Aye90 No
ABSENT
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
11 Feb 2026277 Aye143 No
AYE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
11 Feb 2026362 Aye107 No
AYE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
4 Feb 2026392 Aye116 No
ABSENT
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
3 Feb 2026458 Aye104 No
ABSENT
Opposition Day: Youth unemployment
28 Jan 202691 Aye287 No
NO
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory
28 Jan 2026103 Aye284 No
AYE
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026
28 Jan 2026294 Aye108 No
ABSENT
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1
27 Jan 202688 Aye310 No
ABSENT
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2
27 Jan 202661 Aye311 No