Jess Phillips resigns
Jess Phillips has resigned as a Home Office minister. In a letter addressed to the prime minister, Phillips called on Keir Starmer to step down, saying she could not “keep waiting around for a crisis to push for faster progress”. Phillips is the second minister to resign from the government since the 2026 local elections […]
Phillips: Conservatives would not be ‘interested’ in grooming gangs ‘without Elon Musk’
Jess Phillips has accused senior Conservative politicians of only recently taking an interest in the grooming gangs scandal due to the influence of tech billionaire Elon Musk. Speaking after the government announced a national inquiry into grooming gangs, Phillips, who serves as safeguarding minister, claimed that Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch and shadow home secretary Chris […]
Sunak urged to deselect Liz Truss as Conservative election candidate
Rishi Sunak has been called on to deselect his predecessor as prime minister, Liz Truss, over her reported appearance on the podcast and media platform Lotus Eaters. Labour MP Jess Phillips has written to the PM, describing Lotus Eaters as “far right” and citing the abuse she received from one of its presenters, Carl Benjamin. […]
‘I must vote with my constituents, my head, and my heart’ – Jess Phillips’ resignation letter in full
Jess Phillips was the most high-profile Labour MP to quit the frontbench over Keir Starmer’s stance on Gaza.
Internal dispute over Israel-Gaza stance shows the limits of Keir Starmer’s power
How to contextualise the Labour Party’s internal dispute over its Israel-Gaza stance? On 7 October 2023, Israel experienced a terrorist attack that was worse, in per capita terms, than 9/11. The Israeli government’s response — which has seen Gaza’s supplies of electricity, food and fuel cut off and thousands killed in a bombing campaign — […]
Have the Conservative party ‘shot themselves in the foot’ over voter ID?
For the first time on 4 May, people in England will join those in Canada, Italy, Norway, Israel, Hungary and Northern Ireland in being required to show photo ID before being allowed to vote. The “no photo ID, no vote” policy was in the last Conservative manifesto and ministers have insisted that the rule change […]
Domestic abuse: Survivors condemn “re-traumatising” support system
Chris Lomas speaks to survivors, MPs, and experts in the sector, about why change is needed, and fast.
Government under fire over rape conviction record
Jess Phillips attacks the Home Office over it’s rape conviction record.
