Community back Future Jobs Fund Community groups and young people have joined local MP Yvette Cooper to call for the restoration of the future jobs fund. The new Conservative/Liberal government have chosen to cut £300million...
Cooper challenges Government to restore the Future Jobs Fund 26th May 2010 Responding to the confirmation by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury in the House today that the Future Jobs Fund is being abolished, Yvette Cooper said; “The...
Don't cut local schools cash Local MP Yvette Cooper joined with local head teachers to urge the new Conservative/Liberal Democrat government not to slash investment for local high schools. On Friday the MP met with...
Don't cut youth jobs 24th May 2010 Responding to today’s government plans to cut youth jobs, Yvette Cooper said: “These are shocking cuts in support for young people to get jobs at a time...
Thanks for your support I’d like to thank people in Pontefract, Castleford, Knottingley and Normanton for all their support in the election last week and congratulate all the successful council candidates. Our area voted...
Keeping up support for local pensioners Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford candidate Yvette Cooper said local pensioners must be at the heart of the election campaign. Serving up lunch at the Thornycroft Centre in Pontefract, Yvette also...
I’ll keep fighting for local jobs Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford candidate, Yvette Cooper put jobs for local people at the centre of Labour’s campaign for the area. Launching Labour’s campaign locally at the Chrysalis Project in...
Vote Labour 6 May From now until 6 May 2010, Labour’s candidate for Normanton, Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley, Yvette Cooper will have a clear message for local people – the economy is on the...
£400,000 extra cash for local roads Yvette Cooper has welcomed new investment to plug local potholes. In last week’s Budget, the Chancellor announced a £1 million fund to repair roads damaged by the recent spell...
Station improvement success Plans to improve Pontefract rail station are on track to finish by the end of the month. Yvette has been campaigning for better facilities and more train links at Monkhill...
