Jess Phillips.

As Minister for Safeguarding, Jess Phillips has spent recent months driving legislation on public sexual harassment — leading a high-profile national campaign with sports stars against violence against women and girls, and championing new tougher measures against sex-based harassment in public. In parliament, she has voted in line with the government on the Armed Forces Bill report stage and backed the National Security (State Threats) Bill timetable, including opposing an amendment that would have added judicial oversight safeguards. She has no rebel votes on record.

Her voting participation sits at 62% — below the Commons average — though ministerial duties typically account for reduced voting attendance. When she does vote, she is a 100% party-line voter. Her stance profile shows strongest alignment with workers' rights and progressive taxation, while her scores on civil liberties (18%) and parliamentary scrutiny (16%) reflect consistent support for the government's position over backbench challenges. Compared to the Labour average, she sits notably further in favour of assisted dying access (+31 percentage points) and is less supportive of immigration controls (-13 points). Crime and social care dominate her 515 parliamentary contributions across 86 debates.

Phillips holds no committee roles, which is standard for ministers. She won Birmingham Yardley in 2024 by fewer than 700 votes — a majority thin enough to make constituency sentiment consequential. News coverage over the past 90 days is broadly neutral overall (average score 0.08 across 45 articles), with crime coverage running positively. A critical 2025 profile in The Critic questioned her performance on child sexual abuse inquiries and constituency representation, though this sits outside the 90-day window.