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Yvette Cooper

@YvetteCooperMP
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. Labour MP for Pontefract, Castleford & Knottingley
Castleford, West Yorkshire
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    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
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    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.
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    Yvette Cooper
    @YvetteCooperMP
    Jul 20
    It’s a real honour to be appointed Health Secretary by Andy Burnham - 27 years after I worked on the first NHS Cancer Plan as a junior health minister. I’m looking forward to working urgently to improve maternity services, to take forward plans for social care, and to once

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