
Millie Cooke
@cooke_millie
Political Correspondent @Independent โจ (she/her) ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ [email protected]
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20-02-2014 17:03:30
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"NATO PRAISES 'DADDY' TRUMP - AND PLEDGES MORE CASH ON DEFENCE" @Cooke_Millie for The Independent. Full Story: t.ly/IBeIt European leaders in #NATO have agreed to a historic increase in defence spending to 5% of GDP. #TheIndependent #TomorrowsPapersToday #IBPAPERS



Labourโs relationship with working class โbrokenโ as YouGov analysis reveals it is now the party of wealthy... poorest households now most likely to vote Reform Me and Kate Devlin for The Independent independent.co.uk/news/uk/politiโฆ


"These cuts are gendered and dangerous, and blow a hole through the government's VAWG work too. Surely this evidence will cause government to realise that they have overreached and must withdraw this bill." My quote to the The Independent - full story in comments ๐ #York


"RATTLED STARMER SCRAPES THROUGH" Full Story: t.ly/IBE-P David Maddox / @Cooke_Millie for The Independent. #WelfareBill passed. Sir #KeirStarmer has suffered the biggest blow to his leadership since coming into power. #TheIndependent #TomorrowsPapersToday #IBPAPERS


Iโve thought a lot about whether itโs the right thing to talk about Rachel Reeves crying at PMQs. Because crying is not something we should be ashamed of, or something we should be judged for. Because crying is something associated with women - and in particular this misogynistic


'Without support, my son would not be hereโ. A mother warns Labour against scrapping legal protections for children with special educational needs. My latest for The Independent independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-nโฆ

๐ฌ๐ง Starmer Fights To Save Boats Deal With Macron โซDowning Street insists the deal is not dead, but admitted the picture is โcomplexโ as Britain is on course for a new record in illegal crossings โซMillie Cooke David Maddox โซis.gd/iV6ygh #frontpagestoday #digital


๐๏ธScoop: The family of a British couple detained in Iran feared they were in one of the countryโs most notorious prisons when it was bombed by Israel โ and are still yet to hear from them weeks later despite assurances from Tehran that they are alive. independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-nโฆ


The Independent My attempt to explain what it's been like to spent over 18-month in secret court hearings. thanks to Larisa Brown Sam Greenhill and Lewis Goodall who've been there since the very start independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-nโฆ