Jess Phillips
Jess Phillips | |||||||
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2024 | |||||||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls | |||||||
| In office 9 July 2024 – 12 May 2026 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Laura Farris | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Natalie Fleet | ||||||
| Member of Parliament for Birmingham Yardley | |||||||
| Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |||||||
| Preceded by | John Hemming | ||||||
| Majority | 693 (1.9%) | ||||||
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| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | Jessica Rose Trainor 9 October 1981 Birmingham, West Midlands, England | ||||||
| Political party | Labour | ||||||
| Spouse(s) |
Tom Phillips (m. 2006) | ||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||
| Education | King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls | ||||||
| Alma mater | |||||||
| Signature | File:Jess Phillips signature.png | ||||||
| Website | jessphillips | ||||||
Jessica Rose Phillips (née Trainor; born 9 October 1981) is a British Labour Party politician. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Yardley since the 2015 general election.[1]
In January 2020, Phillips briefly ran for Leader of the Labour Party in the 2020 leadership election.[2][3]
Phillips was appointed by Keir Starmer to serve as Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding, a position in the Shadow Home Office, on 9 April 2020.[4] She resigned from her position following a vote on a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war on 15 November 2023.[5] On 12 May 2026, with MPs wanting the resignation of Prime Minister Starmer following landslide local‑election losses, Phillips submitted her letter of resignation.[6][7]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Jess Phillips: Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ↑ "Labour leadership: Jess Phillips joins race to replace Jeremy Corbyn". BBC News. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ↑ "Labour leadership: Jess Phillips quits race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn". BBC. 21 January 2020.
- ↑ "Jess Phillips handed Labour frontbench role as Sir Keir Starmer unveils full shadow cabinet". The Independent. 9 April 2020. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ↑ "'Heavy heart': Jess Phillips' letter of resignation in full". The Guardian. 15 November 2023. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ↑ Smith, Alex; Doherty, Caitlin (12 May 2026). "Jess Phillips resigns as minister telling Starmer deeds, not words, matter after PM says he won't quit". BBC News. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ Young, Max (2026-05-12). "Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips Resigns From Government". Guido Fawkes. Retrieved 2026-05-12.
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