Yvette Cooper

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Yvette Cooper is a British politician and has been a Labour party MP for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford since 1997.[1] She has spoken about suffering from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, which began when she was 24, and lasted three years.[2][3] Despite this when she was the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions she agreed to a harsher benefits regime.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Yvette Cooper MP, Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford - TheyWorkForYou". TheyWorkForYou. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  2. ↑ Gordon, Bryony (June 5, 2011). "Hay festival: Yvette Cooper talks of battle with ME". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  3. ↑ Cooper, Yvette (October 4, 1996). "Tired of all this miserable ME stuff". The Independent. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  4. ↑ Donnison, Steve. "Even harsher new ESA medical approved". Benefits and Work. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
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