“I fear that he is somewhat captive to a prime minister who seems to want to go back to the 1970s and huge spending and state intervention.”
“It flies in the face of basic fairness, and the British public are right to be furious.”
“The cuts to the Digital ID card budget are not real because the money was never provided in the first place.”
“And to every young woman and girl let my time in office show there should be no ceilings on your ambitions, your hopes or your dreams.”

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On the recordAugust 10, 2025
The right to protest is one we protect fiercely but this is very different from displaying support for this one specific and narrow, proscribed organization.
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Yvette Cooper
Labour Party
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Editor's note · Context

Cooper defends the ban on Palestine Action during a statement about protests.

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