MP for Birmingham Yardley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
“A loyal, centre-left MP who backs welfare and NHS funding while opposing stricter immigration policies.”
Jess Phillips is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Birmingham Yardley, first elected in 2015. She currently serves as Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Home Office (from July 2024) and has held a range of roles in parliament, including as Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding, and several committee assignments spanning crime, education, national security and victims’ rights.
She has 100% party loyalty (above the party average), with attendance of 66% (also above Labour’s average) and no rebel votes. Her voting record shows consistent support for Universal Credit and NHS funding, a pro-regulation stance on bus services, and generally opposing tighter immigration and asylum measures. She casts mixed votes on VAT, transgender rights, trade union powers and sentencing, and generally opposes the Rwanda deportation scheme.
Declares multiple financial interests, including gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources, and earnings from employment and ad hoc payments, plus miscellaneous entries.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 33%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
17 positions
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
Since Jul 2024
Crime and Policing Bill
Mar 2025 - May 2025
Education Committee
Apr 2024 - May 2024
Building Societies Act 1986 (Amendment) Bill
Jan 2024 - Feb 2024
Criminal Justice Bill
Dec 2023 - Jan 2024
Victims and Prisoners Bill
Jun 2023 - Jul 2023
Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Bill
Feb 2023 - Feb 2023
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Opposition day motion: student loans
NODraft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEDraft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading
AYECourts and Tribunals Bill
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOCourts and Tribunals Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
