Yardley MP Jess Phillips intervened in the Universal Credit roll out debate to highlight the flaw in the current design for domestic violence victims.
 
Universal Credit is a new social security payment which is replacing 6 means-tested payments for people of working age who are in and out of work. The aim is to simplify and streamline the benefits system, improve work incentives, tackle poverty among low income families, and reduce the scope for error and fraud.
 

Yardley MP Jess Phillips has pledged to become a Bowel Cancer Champion to lead the change in Parliament for people affected by the disease.
 
Someone is diagnosed with bowel cancer every 15 minutes, making it the UK's fourth most common cancer. It's also the second biggest cancer killer, nearly 16,000 people die from the disease every year. Yet bowel cancer is treatable and curable especially if diagnosed early. However, only 15% are diagnosed at the earliest stage of the disease when the chance of survival is highest.
 

Yardley MP Jess Phillips, in her role as co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on FGM, wants the UK to accelerate work on ending FGM.

Yardley MP Jess Phillips has pledged her support to the British Beer and Pub Association's campaign for a cut in beer duty.
 
Brewing and pubs are a major contributor to the UK economy and in Yardley specifically provide 869 jobs. However many people are concerned that British beer is overtaxed.