MP for Birmingham Yardley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
“A party-loyal Labour MP and Home Office minister who generally backs welfare funding and public services while opposing tighter immigration and asylum measures.”
Jess Phillips is a Labour and Co-operative MP for Birmingham Yardley, first elected in 2015. She currently serves as Parliamentary Under-Secretary in the Home Office and has sat on several parliamentary committees, including the Education Committee and various public bill committees.
She has 100% party loyalty with no rebel votes and attends 66% of votes (above the party average). Her voting record shows strong support for Universal Credit and NHS funding, but opposition to stricter immigration controls and the asylum system. She also casts mixed votes on VAT, transgender rights and trade union powers, and opposes the Rwanda deportation scheme.
Declares 15 financial interests: five entries for gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources; four entries for employment and earnings; four entries for employment and earnings – ad hoc payments; and two 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: 34%
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
Crime and Policing Bill
Mar 2025 - May 2025
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
Jul 2024 - May 2026
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
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.
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
King's Speech Motion for an Address
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
NOPension Schemes Bill: Government Motion relating to Lords Reason 88X
AYECollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
Privilege
NOChildren's School and Wellbeing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 38V to 38X
AYENorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over (Motion)
AYENorthern Ireland Troubles Bill
Pension Schemes Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 88Q
AYECollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment 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.
