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Yvette Cooper Says Labour Excluded From Immigration White-Paper Launch

8/13/2026

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Labour MP Yvette Cooper said Labour “hasn’t done government very well” and criticised Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s demand for solutions, not problems.
Cooper said she was excluded from the May 2025 immigration white-paper launch announced by Starmer.
She praised Andy Burnham for moving her to Health Secretary and his collaborative “bring the problems” style.
Cooper urged consensus on social-care reform, Sure Start centres, and condemned former Chancellor George Osborne’s 2023 cut.

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Labour MP Yvette Cooper said Labour “hasn’t done government very well” and criticised Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s demand for solutions, not problems.
Cooper said she was excluded from the May 2025 immigration white-paper launch announced by Starmer.
She praised Andy Burnham for moving her to Health Secretary and his collaborative “bring the problems” style.
Cooper urged consensus on social-care reform, Sure Start centres, and condemned former Chancellor George Osborne’s 2023 cut.