Yvette Cooper gets minced

Oh. Sorry for the rubbish formatting.

www.gransnet.com/forums/news_and_politics/1261633-Banning-milkshakes-to-save-Farage

That link should click through.

This us the GB news video. Open to interpretation it seems. GB news contacted her through her Facebook page.
www.gbnews.com/politics/politics-news-yvette-cooper-viral-mince-pie-voter-latest

You cannot make a flat statement of fact: 'I know she is doing more than any Home Secretary.....' and and at the same time refuse to supply evidence to verify it.
What exactly do you know?

I'm always wary of these normal, everyday people who ",somehow," find themselves as minor celebrities.

Grunty

^Well done for starting a very goady thread.^

It's only goady because it doesn't align with your political persuasion. If it had been about Boris or Farage no doubt you'd have found it "topical".

How do you know what my political persuasion is? I didn't vote Labour or conservative but I still think this is a goady thread.
An MP is out in the community and is heckled by a woman. This has never happened before? Most MPs will have had their share of this and rightly so but it's hardly worth mentioning the mince pie incident.

I neither know nor care what your political persuasion is AGAA4, I simply don't see what is remotely goady in posters discussing the subject. But maybe you're more susceptible to what goads you.

I don't think it is great to whine about money being spent on climate research, just very shortsighted.
I don't think it is great to call people illegal and grumble about a bit of money to treat people with a bit of decency.
I am not a fan of Starmer's top team but the woman who was ranting on just sounded a bit selfish, not great.

An MP is out in the community and is heckled by a woman. This has never happened before? Most MPs will have had their share of this and rightly so but it's hardly worth mentioning the mince pie incident.

Well, at least Yvette restrained herself and didn't push a mince pie into her face 😁
Remembering John Prescott.

Wyllow3

She also says she did not vote labour at the last election, she is not as the O/P stated a "lifelong voter".

She said she had always voted Labour until this last time when she didn’t. so my post is correct.

petra

I’ve never been a fan of Yvette Cooper, but, what I do know is: she is doing more to stop the boats than any other Home Secretary.
And before anyone says show us the proof I can’t.

She should be down on the South coast right now stopping the boats instead of handing out mince pies.

Reports are that as 5 very mild and calm days are forecast thousands of people are queuing up at Calais to get here. Let’s see what she actually does to stop the boats now!

Smugglers are advertising a “Christmas Special”.

Grunty

I neither know nor care what your political persuasion is AGAA4, I simply don't see what is remotely goady in posters discussing the subject. But maybe you're more susceptible to what goads you.

What is 'the subject', though?

A 'political' heckler, a party-pooper, someone wanting to spoil the Christmas gesture, or the policies of Yvette Cooper, which will still be available for criticism or applause after the NY.

Even soldiers in wartime have held truces over Christmas, and it doesn't get much more 'goady' than the trenches.

Primrose53

Wyllow3

She also says she did not vote labour at the last election, she is not as the O/P stated a "lifelong voter".

She said she had always voted Labour until this last time when she didn’t. so my post is correct.

I could say I voted Reform until I realised that they are a very divisive and damaging 'party' (or whatever they call themselves). Would that make it true?

She also simply didn't give Yvette Cooper time to actually reply or engage with her despite attempts, its clear in the clip.

Primrose53

petra

I’ve never been a fan of Yvette Cooper, but, what I do know is: she is doing more to stop the boats than any other Home Secretary.
And before anyone says show us the proof I can’t.

She should be down on the South coast right now stopping the boats instead of handing out mince pies.

Reports are that as 5 very mild and calm days are forecast thousands of people are queuing up at Calais to get here. Let’s see what she actually does to stop the boats now!

Smugglers are advertising a “Christmas Special”.

Well, its Reform Policy to "stop the boats" directly but they don't actually say how it can be done, perhaps you can tell us?

I've heard reports that Farage is offering two visas for the price of one, and an amnesty on all family members under the age of 90 for the price of a pint.

Maybe not all reports are equal?

Dickens

Chocolatelovinggran

So - an elected representative listened to a constituent who listed her shortcomings.
Well done to both, I'd say, celebrating our rights as citizens to declare our views and the ability of an MP to take it on the chin.

Ex-actly!

I agree Dickens

Primrose53

petra

I’ve never been a fan of Yvette Cooper, but, what I do know is: she is doing more to stop the boats than any other Home Secretary.
And before anyone says show us the proof I can’t.

She should be down on the South coast right now stopping the boats instead of handing out mince pies.

Reports are that as 5 very mild and calm days are forecast thousands of people are queuing up at Calais to get here. Let’s see what she actually does to stop the boats now!

Smugglers are advertising a “Christmas Special”.

Please can you direct me to the Christmas Special?

I have friends who may be interested.

Thanks.

I don't think it is great to call people illegal and grumble about a bit of money to treat people with a bit of decency.

A bit of money? A bit? I suppose it all depends on what you think a bit is.

The Home Office has repeatedly spent far more than budgeted for asylum, border, visa and passport operations in recent years. One of the largest pressures was for costs relating to asylum and illegal migration, with an estimated *£6.4 billion< of pressures on day-to-day spending in 2024–25.

Will Farage supporters please say how the boats can be stopped
within a couple of months ?

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Anniebach

Will Farage supporters please say how the boats can be stopped
within a couple of months ?

Well, I've asked this so many times, and answer - there is none.
Yet people continue to quote it. Its always evaded.

At least Yvette Cooper goes out and meets her constituents. Unlike cowardly Nigel.

I don’t really care how many Christmasses YC chooses a supermarket to stand in and hand out the supermarket’s own mince pies to shoppers.Let’s be honest here, it isn’t a gesture of goodwill as she doesn’t pay for the goods, nor is it used as a surgery to get into problems it’s purely to get herself noticed as the MP in other words ‘being seen’.
Doesn’t matter what PP an MP represents, this sort of thing is typical of what some MP’s do.
Nothing to get into a lather over but not something to coo about either and if people recognise them and decide to give them a piece of their mind then fair doos.

NonGrannyMoll

The original message was probably just another disrupting move by a troll (and it worked!). Let's not fight over the change in governmental power, for pete's sake! Labour will do what they want, just as the Tories did what they wanted. Same old same old. Let's wish each other a "happy holiday" instead, regardless of our various persuasions, eh?

The OP is not a troll

They are a regular poster on GN

The original message was probably just another disrupting move by a troll (and it worked!). Primrose is a long time member and poster of Gransnet and most definitely NOT a troll. If you suspect that any post is made by a troll, follow Gransnet guidelines and report it NonGrannyMoll.