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Yvette Cooper: Quick Facts

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Yvette Cooper drops plans to abolish NHS patient champion after outcry • Oct. 28, 2026, 1:33 PM ET (The Guardian)

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Born March 20, 1969 (age 57) • Inverness • Scotland
Title / Office House of Commons (1997-), United Kingdom
Political Affiliation Labour Party
Notable Family Members spouse Ed Balls

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British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper speaks at a meeting, gesturing with her hands, seated at a table with a microphone in an ornate room.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper smiles while speaking with two uniformed police officers in Lewisham town centre during a visit to discuss neighbourhood policing.
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