She said if Labour was not elected the biggest party, Corbyn should resign as party leader, whereupon she might stand for the position. Whether they’re being targeted by threats of rape or criticised for their appearance on social media, more and more female politicians are choosing to give up their career to avoid the continued abuse; more than 20 women have said they won’t be running in next month’s election. [72][73], In 2019, a controversy emerged as local Muslim parents in Saltley, Birmingham, associated with the Parkfield Community School, objected to lessons on relationships and inclusivity (including but not limited to teaching acceptance of LGBT people), being taught to their primary school children as part of Andrew Moffat's "No Outsiders" programme, on the grounds that LGBT relationships were immoral: one campaigner stated, "Morally, we do not accept homosexuality as a valid sexual relationship to have,”[74] while others misunderstood the lessons to be teaching children about gay sex. Georgina Godwin speaks to the newly crowned winner of the 2020 Women’s Prize for Fiction, Maggie O’Farrell. Tyce’s debut, ‘Blood Orange’, was a Sunday Times bestseller. Your email address will not be published. "[76] Phillips called for an exclusion zone to prevent protests outside Anderton Park Primary School in Balsall Heath against lessons on inclusivity. The first poll of Labour members suggested she could secure 12% of first-preference votes in a leadership competition, putting her third behind Sir Keir Starmer (the Shadow Brexit Secretary) and Rebecca Long-Bailey (the Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy). Ms Phillips, meanwhile, has been a consistent critic of Jeremy Corbyn and has regularly denounced the party's handling of reports of antisemitism under his leadership. [65], Following the 2017 snap general election, Phillips said the Women's PLP would co-ordinate to promote policies beneficial to women in the context of a hung parliament. A previous work, ‘Netflix &…, Georgina Godwin meets filmmaker, playwright and writer Tsitsi Dangarembga, whose 1988 novel ‘Nervous Conditions’ was the first published in English by a black Zimbabwean woman and won the Commonwealth Writers’ prize. [61], Phillips criticised the calling of the 2017 snap election. You can find our Community Guidelines in full here. Jess Phillips MP Wiki. She has served in Keir Starmer’s Opposition frontbench as Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding since 2020. Jessica Rose Phillips is a British Labour Party politician. She has said she marched in protest against the Iraq War.

Support free-thinking journalism and attend Independent events, Birmingham MP Jess Phillips 'liked' the post, Top politicians' Brexit tweets haven't aged well, Tory MP Nick Boles denounced over 'creepy' tweet about Jess Phillips, How the Independent Group blew British politics wide open, You may not agree with our views, or other users’, but please respond to them respectfully, Swearing, personal abuse, racism, sexism, homophobia and other discriminatory or inciteful language is not acceptable, Do not impersonate other users or reveal private information about third parties, We reserve the right to delete inappropriate posts and ban offending users without notification. [90], Her second book, Truth to Power: 7 Ways to Call Time on B.S., was published by Octopus on 3 October 2019. Building on a century of German bookbinding experience, Treubelen’s products are made with exceptional skill and attention to detail. [78] In November 2019, it was announced Phillips would stand for the Labour Party in Birmingham Yardley in the 2019 general election. He cited men's issues like increasing male suicides, lower life expectancy relative to women, male victims of domestic violence, low educational achievement by working class white boys and male experience of child custody cases. Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium. She has served in Keir Starmer’s Opposition frontbench as Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding since 2020.

Phillips was appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Lucy Powell, the Shadow Education Secretary, in 2015. [4], Jessica Rose Phillips[5] was born Jessica Rose Trainor[6] on 9 October 1981[7] in Birmingham, West Midlands. [87] It is the first time she has served on the frontbench. For the best experience with monocle.com, Vanessa Branson is a champion of numerous cultural and ecological initiatives. Comment document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "1f7b560f99cc5f03a51483f619a30f0b" );document.getElementById("13efc8ee2f").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); Was geht ab auf Twitter in Deutschland und der Welt?
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[42], In October 2015, Phillips caused social media outrage after she mocked the Conservative MP Philip Davies for trying to get a debate about International Men's Day. Jess Phillips is the Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley and Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding Local heritage recognised at St Cyprian's church Advice for helping the hard of hearing during the pandemic [55][34] In May 2016, after campaigning against online bullying, Phillips said she received thousands of threatening or demeaning tweets within a 36-hour period, including allusions to rape. [15], Phillips worked for a period for her parents at their company, Healthlinks Event Management Services. After she asked Corbyn why he had failed to appoint a woman to shadow the great offices of state, Abbott accused her of being "sanctimonious" and said that Phillips was "not the only feminist in the PLP (Parliamentary Labour Party)."

Twitter; 1 June 2016 • 11:59am. Labour front bench MP Jess Phillips talks about telling truth to power, her political ambition, those that inspire her and how to call time on bullshit. Photo credit should read: Led by Donkeys /PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. It is a…, Georgina Godwin speaks to writer, commentator and ‘romcomoisseur’ Bolu Babalola about her debut novel, ‘Love in Colour’, a collection of beautifully reimagined folklore from across the world.
Phillips was appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Lucy Powell, the Shadow Education Secretary, in 2015. [25][26] Her maiden speech concerned homelessness and "improving [Britain]’s response to victims of domestic and sexual violence and abuse in all its forms. Das Bild Jess Phillips von Marco Verch kann unter Creative Commons Lizenz genutzt werden.

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