Sentences with phrase «pensions secretary yvette»

Work and Pensions Secretary Yvette Cooper said February had been a «tough» month and people were still being affected by the recession.

Balls is married to former work and pensions secretary Yvette Cooper.

Shadow work and pensions secretary Yvette Cooper on «something dangerous» in the chancellor's speech, as she said there is danger of cutting too quickly.

The Better Off in Work policy was first revealed in December 2009 by work and pensions secretary Yvette Cooper.

At a press conference at Labour party headquarters this morning, work and pensions secretary Yvette Cooper called the marriage tax break «unfair, irresponsible and out of date».

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But the proposals are genuine and have already been officially agreed by Yvette Cooper, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Thousands will lose benefits as harsher medical approved Tens of thousands of claimants facing losing their benefit on review, or on being transferred from incapacity benefit, as plans to make the employment and support allowance (ESA) medical much harder to pass are approved by the secretary of state for work and pensions, Yvette Cooper.

Last week, Yvette Cooper — a seasoned Labour hand who has had government experience both as work and pensions secretary and as chief secretary to the Treasury, and is perhaps Burnham's greatest leadership rival — suggested she agreed with Miliband's refusal to accept blame.

Yvette Cooper is the only Labour figure who has made it into the coverage today in her capacity as shadow work and pensions secretary, which incidentally can't be doing her profile as a potential shadow chancellor any home.

Ed Balls is confirmed as Shadow Chancellor; his wife Yvette Cooper takes his job as shadow home secretary; Douglas Alexander takes her former portfolio of shadow foreign secretary; Lima Byrne becomes shadow work and pensions secretary; Tessa Jowell to take on responsibilities shadowing the Cabinet Office, formerly held by Byrne.

Balls's wife, Yvette Cooper, the 40 - year - old Work and Pensions Secretary, recently tipped as potentially «Labour's first permanent woman leader» by Sunder Katwala, general secretary of the Fabian Society, remains one Secretary, recently tipped as potentially «Labour's first permanent woman leader» by Sunder Katwala, general secretary of the Fabian Society, remains one secretary of the Fabian Society, remains one to watch.

Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper MP Shadow Lord Chancellor, Shadow Secretary of State for Justice Lord Falconer of Thoroton Opposition Chief Whip Rosie Winterton MP Shadow Secretary of State for Health Andy Burnham MP Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Chuka Umunna MP Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Rachel Reeves MP Shadow Secretary of State for Education Tristram Hunt MP Shadow Secretary of State for Defence Vernon Coaker MP Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Emma Reynolds MP

Yvette Cooper, the shadow work and pensions secretary, has also ruled herself out despite reported encouragement from her husband Ed Balls, the shadow education Secretary - who is widely expected to join secretary, has also ruled herself out despite reported encouragement from her husband Ed Balls, the shadow education Secretary - who is widely expected to join Secretary - who is widely expected to join the race.

* Alistair Darling, Chancellor; Alan Johnson; Home Secretary; David Miliband, Foreign Secretary; Lord Mandelson, Business Secretary; Bob Ainsworth, Defence Secretary; Yvette Cooper, Department of Work and Pensions; Ed Balls, Children's Secretary; John Denham, Communities Secretary; Andy Burnham, Culture Secretary; Peter Hain, Welsh Secretary; Douglas Alexander, International Development Secretary; Hilary Benn, Environment Secretary; Lord Adonis, Transport Secretary; Ben Bradshaw, Culture Secretary; Harriet Harman, Leader of the House of Commons; Jack Straw, Justice Secretary; Ed Miliband, Energy Secretary; Shaun Woodward, Northern Ireland Secretary; Baroness Royall, Leader of the House of Lords; Tessa Jowell, Cabinet Office Minister; Jim Murphy, Scottish Secretary; Liam Byrne, Chief Secretary to the Treasury;

The shadow work and pensions secretary, Yvette Cooper, said: «Instead of boosting jobs and growth, the government is making families with children pay more.

Yvette Cooper, the former shadow home secretary, said Labour must not be «paralysed from debating immigration reform either — or our tin ear to the concerns of the country will stop others listening to our case for helping refugees», while former shadow work and pensions secretary Rachel Reeves caused controversy on Tuesday by suggesting the UK could «explode» if concerns about immigration were ignored.