Home secretary says predecessors ‘turned their backs’ on a generation as she discusses her young futures programmeYvette Cooper has had a baptism of fire as home secretary – a national tragedy when three girls were murdered at a Taylor Swift-themed dance club and an ensuing week of race riots fuelled by dangerous misinformation.It has not been easy, but Cooper has been in waiting for more than a decade to take the home secretary job – in the shadow role and as chair of the powerful home affairs committee – and is not about to waste a moment. In fact, her only complaint about the job so far is that her busy schedule and tight security means she is struggling to get enough exercise – apart from the many flights of stairs to her Home Office desk she must climb each day. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/16/fear-police-young-people-share-concerns-yvette-cooper
Author : Rowena Mason Whitehall editor
Publish date : 2024-08-16 19:07:51
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