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Yvette Cooper
Labour MP for Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper is the Labour MP for Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997. She currently holds the Government post of Foreign Secretary.
MessageSeat status
Safe
Majority size
6,630
Recent swing
+9.3% Labour
Party
Labour
Top donors:
Barbara Follett (£2,350)
SUPPORTED
Voted for Finance (No.2) Bill Committee
Motion passed, 324-180
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OPPOSED
Voted against Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
Motion failed, 167-350
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OPPOSED
Voted against Opposition Day
Motion failed, 105-332
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Where Yvette fits into things
Keir Starmer
Prime Minister
Yvette Cooper
Member of Parliament
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
Surgeries
Monthly in-person, occasional online
Examples of successful citizen influence
- Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
- Local campaign prompting a public statement
Pressure that tends to influence
- High volume constituent contact
- Media attention on local issues
- Cross-party committee pressure
Committees
No current committee memberships