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Jess Phillips
MP for Birmingham Yardley
Labour (Co-op)Government
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
About This MP
AI-generatedJess Phillips is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Birmingham Yardley, first elected in 2015. She currently serves as Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) and has previously been Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding, as well as serving on multiple parliamentary committees.
Voting Patterns
She shows strong party loyalty with 100% voting alignment and a 66% voting attendance, well above the party average. Her record includes support for NHS funding and Universal Credit, while generally opposing stricter immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme; on other issues her votes have been mixed.
Notable Positions
- Supports NHS funding
- Supports Universal Credit
- Generally opposes tougher immigration controls
- Opposes Rwanda deportation scheme
- Supports regulation of bus services
Financial Interests
She has 14 declared financial interests, including gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources; earnings from employment; ad hoc payments relating to employment; and miscellaneous entries.
Generated 21 February 2026
100%
Party Loyalty
66%
Attendance
0
Rebel Votes
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Total Votes
Political Position
LEFTRIGHT
Centre-left(42)
Based on 319 votesCareer & Roles
17 positions
Current
Government
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
Since Jul 2024
Previous
Committee
Crime and Policing Bill
Mar 2025 - May 2025
Committee
Education Committee
Apr 2024 - May 2024
Committee
Building Societies Act 1986 (Amendment) Bill
Jan 2024 - Feb 2024
Committee
Criminal Justice Bill
Dec 2023 - Jan 2024
Committee
Victims and Prisoners Bill
Jun 2023 - Jul 2023
Committee
Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Bill
Feb 2023 - Feb 2023
Voting Stances
Based on parliamentary votes
Universal Credit
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
198 votes
Immigration controls
Generally againsthas generally voted against immigration controls
167 votes
Bus services regulation
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on bus services regulation
110 votes
VAT changes
Generally againsthas generally voted against vat changes
96 votes
Asylum system
Generally againsthas generally voted against asylum system
75 votes
Transgender rights
Generally againsthas generally voted against transgender rights
72 votes
Trade union powers
Generally againsthas generally voted against trade union powers
66 votes
NHS funding
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on nhs funding
49 votes
Financial Interests
14 declarations · £15,239 total
Recent Votes
ABSENT
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
11 Feb 2026279 Aye90 No
ABSENT
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
11 Feb 2026277 Aye143 No
AYE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
11 Feb 2026362 Aye107 No
AYE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
4 Feb 2026392 Aye116 No
AYE
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
3 Feb 2026458 Aye