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Jess first entered Parliament as the MP for Birmingham Yardley at the 2015 general election. Before becoming an MP, Jess worked for Women’s Aid in the West Midlands developing services for victims of domestic abuse, sexual violence, human trafficking and exploitation. She was elected to Birmingham City Council in 2012 and was appointed Birmingham’s first ever Victims’ Champion in the same year.
The Labour politician has held her seat but only just after a close-run contest against George Galloway's pro-Palestine Workers Party of Britain candidate.
Jess Phillips secured re-election in her Birmingham Yardley seat, but faced heckles and boos as she gave her acceptance speech. The incident marked the end of a "horrible" campaign, the Labour MP told…
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Jess Phillips secured re-election in her Birmingham Yardley seat, but faced heckles and boos as she gave her acceptance speech. The incident marked the end of a "horrible" campaign, the Labour MP told Sky News' Electoral Dysfunction podcast.