Member of Parliament for Dumfries & Galloway. Casework: john.cooper.mp@parliament.uk
Joined September 2024
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14 Sep 2024
Member of Pearl-iment! #Stranraer Oyster Festival is simply brilliant.
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The #GuidNychburris Celebrations kick off today with Kirkin of the Cornet which sees this years principals make their way from Buccleuch Street to St Michaels Church at 1030am. #Dumfries Community Officers will be closing roads to allow a safe procession. #CommunityPolicing
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"Who can we tax in order to pay benefits to others?"
According to Labour's Welfare Secretary, that's the question that Labour MPs always ask.
Whoever's in charge, and whatever the issue, hardworking people are still going to end up worse off. The problem is Labour MPs.
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The NI Troubles Bill and and associated remedial order are not fit for purpose. Statement from the SAS Regimental Association #Defend our veterans @SASRegtAssn
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This is a disaster for Britain.
Falling embarrassingly behind whilst our socialist government pitifully recreate a 1970’s fantasy of state-owned trains and steel making.
We need an intense focus on sovereign capabilities in advanced manufacturing, drones, space and AI.
Jun 13
The US government, citing national security authorities, has issued an export control directive to suspend all access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 by any foreign national, whether inside or outside the United States, including foreign national Anthropic employees.
The net effect of this order is that we must abruptly disable Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all our customers to ensure compliance.
Access to all other Claude models is not affected.
We apologize for this disruption to our customers. We believe this is a misunderstanding and are working to restore access as soon as possible.
Read our full statement: anthropic.com/news/fable-myt…
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Jun 12
Keir Starmer: "We don't have £4.5 billion for defence."
Keir Starmer the next day: "I’m announcing £4.5 billion for more cycle lanes and zebra crossings."
He’s just reached the point where he’s just laughing at us all now.
You really couldn't make it up.
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Jun 12
It’s been clear to see that the NI Legacy Bill has sat heavily on Al Carns’s shoulders, and his resignation as Armed Forces Minister- over a lack of defence funding and a Bill he now openly describes as unfit for purpose- speaks volumes.
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Jun 12
Glynn Bolton captured a dramatic sky over #Dumfries - the Queen of the South!
Your pictures of Scotland bbc.in/43A1ibh
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Jun 12
Bin meaning to tell you about another success from my team!
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Jun 12
💥NEW STATS: As a consequence of high energy costs, Britain’s balance of trade is going from bad to worse.
Lower oil exports and no longer manufacturing at a competitive price is the issue, not as some misattribute, leaving the EU’s political union.
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Jun 11
PIP, not DIP, for Labour.
Jun 11
And another one. We can’t defend ourselves with welfare.
Fund the DIP, not the DWP!
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Healey's gone because the PM won't make the tough calls. Weak leadership means a weaker Britain. Less secure, more vulnerable.
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Jun 11
Excellent point from @fincarson - a long-time campaigner on this critical issue.
Time and again the SNP offer words and not action.
Jun 11
Welcomed today’s statement on maternity services—and pleased my campaigning was recognised. But do we really need another review?
Warm words aren’t enough. Women in Wigtownshire are still travelling unacceptable distances—unsafe, inequitable and unjust.
We’ve had a clear, independent review before. It was ignored. Families are paying the price.
Will this be action—or another talking shop?
We need restored local services, midwife-led births in Stranraer, better access, and real choice.
I’ll keep holding Govt & the Health Board to account.
Galloway deserves safe, local maternity care.
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Jun 11
Faced with a choice between a Defence Secretary who wanted to spend more on our armed forces, a Chancellor who wouldn’t, and an Attorney General who enjoys suing them, the Prime Minister decided he could do without … the Defence Secretary.
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Jun 11
The Prime Minister was, in effect, saying ‘Stuff the DIP - we’ll pay for PIP.
‘No defence against ballistic missiles, but we’ll have breakfast clubs.’
Jun 11
Treasury source suggests that John Healey was, in effect, asking for cuts to schools and hospitals to pay for extra uplift in defence spending.
"The chancellor will always do what is right and needed to keep this country safe, you can see that from her actions - a record uplift in defence spending at the spending review, and then working alongside the PM deliver billions more to fund the DIP".
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Jun 11
John Healey, the former Defence Secretary, has acted honourably by resigning.
Keir Starmer is too weak to cut welfare and fund defence - as I told him yesterday at PMQs.
Only the Conservatives have a plan to put our national security first.
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Jun 11
Defence is the first duty of government. Right now it is being treated as an inconvenience. Labour backbenches need to wake up.
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Jun 11
Politics Home: John Cooper MP (@JohnCooperDG) argues the assisted suicide Bill is so fundamentally flawed that it should not be brought back to Parliament at all, particularly given its lack of a democratic mandate.
politicshome.com/opinion/art…
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Jun 11
380,000 UK businesses need finance to grow. We have £3 trillion in pension assets and £264 billion in unused capital sitting idle.
Our new Investing in the UK Economy report sets out how to connect them: publications.parliament.uk/p…
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Jun 11
‘You know what defence needs…’ the outgoing Defence Sec tells the PM.
But the PM can’t deliver as he’s the captive of a Treasury addicted to debt, and backbenchers who worship benefits.
Defence should trump all else, but Labour prioritise welfare over warriors.
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An honourable man has done an honourable thing.
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