Jess Phillips.
Labour Party MP for Birmingham Yardley.
31 May 2026
Labour Party MP in Reform UK-controlled territory.
Jess Phillips is the Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. She currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office).
By issue — what do they vote on most?
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.
Moments where the whip was free, or where Phillips broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.
Words spoken, by topic.
Source · Hansard
Recent contributions.
Violence against Women and Girls
“Government is implementing a comprehensive cross-government strategy to halve VAWG in a decade through prevention, perpetrator prosecution, and victim support, including domestic a…”
Child Exploitation
“Government is implementing comprehensive reforms including new offences, inquiries, national operations, and victim support programmes; committed to inter-departmental coordination…”
Non-consensual Filming: Legal Frameworks
“The government is taking action through the Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Act 2023 coming into force on 1 April, and is open to further dialogue on strengthening p…”
Financial Abuse
“The government is committed to tackling economic abuse through the VAWG strategy, funding for Surviving Economic Abuse, and reforms to the Child Maintenance Service to prevent it b…”
Bluesky is the only social platform we ingest at the row level. The strip below is computed by classifying each post for substance (vs reposts, social mentions, scheduling) and then by tone (critical / measured / supportive) per target.
Phillips holds no select-committee seat this session. New 2024-intake MPs typically wait one term before being appointed.
Top departments asked.
No tabled questions yet.
Most recent.
Register of interests.
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IPSA expenses.
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 205,813 | 76.2% |
| Office Costs | 29,308 | 10.9% |
| Accommodation | 29,016 | 10.7% |
| MP Travel | 4,289 | 1.6% |
| Staff Travel | 1,253 | 0.5% |
| Total · 229 claims | 270,100 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Phillips on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Birmingham Yardley | 11,275 | 31.2% | Won |
| 2019 | Birmingham Yardley | 23,379 | 54.8% | Won |
| 2017 | Birmingham Yardley | 25,398 | 57.1% | Won |
| 2015 | Birmingham Yardley | 17,129 | 41.6% | Won |
2024 — full result, Birmingham Yardley.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jess PhillipsWON | Lab | 11,275 | 31.2 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Birmingham Yardley →
Sources, methods & last update
The Public Whip
Updated 31 May 2026
22 Jul 2024 → 28 Apr 2026
0 tabled · 0 answered
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