Britain's Home Secretary Yvette Cooper (C) and UK ambassador to Iraq Stephen Hitchen (R), eat at a food stall during a visit of Al-Mutanabbi Street, in Baghdad, on November 27, 2024. Britain's Home Secretary Yvette Cooper visited Bagdad and Erbil during an official three-day visit to Iraq, during which a Joint Statement between Iraq and Britain was signed to tackle people smuggling and organised crime networks operating across the region and in Europe. Further cooperation was agreed on tackling drug flows, modern slavery and continuing counter terrorism work. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / POOL / AFP)