Yvette Cooper

@YvetteCooperMP

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. Labour MP for Pontefract, Castleford & Knottingley

Castleford, West Yorkshire

yvettecooper.com

Joined July 2011

Yvette Cooper
@YvetteCooperMP
Aug 25
Cervical cancer is preventable. Starting today, 4 million women who have fallen behind on cervical screening will be offered a free HPV self-testing kit. Our NHS - making it easier to stay healthy and there for us all when we need it.
Yvette Cooper
@YvetteCooperMP
Jul 31
Robert Bush’s actions were utterly abhorrent, and my thoughts are with all the bereaved families in Hull who have been so badly let down. In the wake of this horrific case, we will now bring forward comprehensive proposals to ensure respect and dignity for the deceased in every
Department of Health and Social Care
@DHSCgovuk
Jul 31
Following the sentencing of Robert Bush, we will now take forward urgent work to clamp down on rogue funeral operators, and protect bereaved families against the mistreatment of their loved ones. Every person in every setting should be treated with dignity and respect in death.
Yvette Cooper
@YvetteCooperMP
Jul 29
My thoughts today have been with Alice, Bebe and Elsie, their families, the survivors, and all those affected by the Southport attack two years ago. We stand with them now and always. We also pay tribute again today to the extraordinary life-saving work that the emergency
Yvette Cooper
@YvetteCooperMP
Jul 29
Since I became an MP, there have been 22 attempts to reform social care but instead the problems have just got worse. More families have been let down. Our NHS has felt more pressure. We can’t keep walking away from this. @andyburnham is right: we need a system that gives people
Yvette Cooper
@YvetteCooperMP
Jul 27
So pleased to welcome our brilliant team of ministers and PPSs to the DHSC Ministers @DianaJohnsonMP @karinsmyth @Alison_McGovern @ChrisMcDonaldMP Gillian Merron @JamesFrith And PPSs @SoniaKumarMP @catkinson80 @DavidBSampson