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Labour MP for Birmingham, Yardley
The Advertising Association has recognised the media companies and ad agencies driving real change in diversity and inclusion, as the industry sets out the next phase of its All In action plan, which was showcased in Parliament last week.
The long-awaited Domestic Abuse Bill contains some good measures – but there is still a way to go to ensure proper protection for victims, writes Jess Phillips MP
When we care more about changing their lives – and are honest about what that will take – voters will trust Labour again, writes Jess Phillips MP
"The fact that I have become immune to the threats on my life is not where I thought I would be when I arrived in Westminster"
For three years victims, campaigners and parliamentarians have worked to create a Domestic Abuse Bill that will save lives. But the legislative vehicle has once again failed some of the country’s most vulnerable people, writes Jess Phillips
May Days: Under the reign of Theresa May the statute books became more feminist while the lives of real women got harder, says Jess Phillips
HS2 unlocks opportunities for Birmingham and the north. We don’t have to choose between that and improved northern infrastructure to open up the London economic log jam, writes Jess Phillips
After more than six years as the Victims Commissioner, Baroness Newlove will leave the post at the end of this month. She talks to Jess Phillips about her fight for victims' rights
It’s time to wrestle back the power from abusive partners and allow their spouses to secure settled immigration status independently, says Jess Phillips
The Domestic Abuse Bill is a bold piece of legislation, but it needs less ‘we will review’ and more ‘we will do’ if it’s to make a real difference, writes Jess Phillips
Another unedifying week draws to a close. But in amongst the tension and politics at its worst, we were reminded of politics at its best, writes Jess Phillips
Carolyn Harris has built a reputation as an effective and shrewd campaigner in her short time in Parliament. Her latest mission, to crack down on those who profit from sexual exploitation by tackling demand, remains a divisive topic. Can she win the argument within her party for the Nordic Model? The Shadow Women’s Minister talks to Jess Phillips
Parliament will be a better place because of John Bercow's time as Speaker. But to suggest staff who have complaints about his behaviour are engaging in a 'witch hunt' is offensive and victim blaming, writes Jess Phillips
A week marked by delays for Jess Phillips, as rail commuters fume at the Transport Secretary and the women of Northern Ireland get sick of waiting
Without financial commitments to councils, police forces, the Crown Prosecution Service, legal aid and local schools, the Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill will provide little more than a lovely new bookend for a minister’s office, writes Jess Phillips
Westminster and political parties urgently need a specialist system to address an issue as intricate as sexual harassment, says Jess Phillips
With Westminster in a state of political deadlock, Jess Phillips finds time to engage on the literary stage and experiences emotional heroine overdose
In just two years at Westminster, Angela Rayner has risen from backbench MP to shadow education secretary. So why does she still fear she is ‘punching above’ her weight? She sits down with Jess Phillips to talk class politics, Labour’s future and how the pair ended up ‘on opposite sides of the fence’