Jess Phillips

Jessica Rose Phillips (; 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.

In January 2020, Phillips briefly ran for Leader of the Labour Party in the 2020 leadership election.

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. She resigned from her position following a vote on a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war on 15 November 2023. 

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