December 10, 2018 - 12:00am
By: OfficeTeam
Jess Phillips met curators of the fantastic 'Women Power Protest' exhibition at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery during their visit to Parliament.
The exhibition marks a century since the first women won the right to vote in the UK, and celebrates female artists who have explored protest, social commentary and identity in their work.
They said of the visit 'The sharing and testimony was really powerful, with a number of our staff and group deeply moved and inspired.'
October 17, 2018 - 9:52am
By: OfficeTeam
Yardley MP Jess Phillips hosted a #Girl2Leader campaign in partnership with the Women Political Leaders Global Forum, to celebrate the International Day of the Girl.
The Women Political Leaders Global Forum (WPL) is a network of female politicians that are campaigning to increase the number and influence of women in political leadership positions.
24 female politicians worldwide hosted their own #Girl2Leader events in their respective countries.
July 19, 2018 - 11:16am
By: OfficeTeam
Yadley MP Jess Phillips met with Nusreta Sibak and the charity Remembering Srebrenica.
In order to remember and learn from the 1995 genocide that took place in the Bosnian town of Srebrenica, politicians from across Europe are showing solidarity with the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
July 6, 2018 - 8:53am
By: OfficeTeam
Yardley MP Jess Phillips attended the NHS70 Parliamentary awards where her nominee HECTOR (Heartlands Elderly Care, Trama and Ongoing Recovery Project) won the Excellence in Urgent and Emergency Care Award.
To celebrate 70 years of the NHS, an awards ceremony was held to recgonise the hard work and dedication of NHS staff. MPs nominated individuals and teams serving their constituents for awards across ten categories.
July 5, 2018 - 1:57pm
By: OfficeTeam
Yardley MP Jess Phillips signed the Sikh Genocide book of Remebrance in solidarity with the Sikh community.
The book of Remembrance commemorates the 1984 Golden Temple Massacre, and the events of the following days, which lead to the killing of 25,000 Sikhs in India.
Jess attended the signing to acknowledge the members of the Sikh faith who were victims of the Golden Temple Massacre, and in solidarity with British Sikhs still seeking justice for the events of 1984.
Jess Phillips MP said:
June 21, 2018 - 1:10pm
By: OfficeTeam
Yardley MP Jess Phillips attended 38 Degrees reception where they presented a detail plan to fund the NHS.
In the last few years, public concern has grown over the NHS. Jess recently received emails from numerous constituents urging her to support an increase of at least 4% to NHS funding.
Research carried out by 38 Degrees demonstrates that there is widespread support for a small, fair tax rise as a solution to the NHS funding crisis. Their research found that two-thirds of the public back a 1% tax rise.
June 7, 2018 - 9:17am
By: OfficeTeam
Yardley MP Jess Phillips attends highly skilled migrant protest at Parliament.
Highly Skilled Migrants which represents migrants in professional occupations protested outside Westminster to raise awareness about discriminatory and hostile Home Office policies.
The protest focused on the issue of highly skilled migrants increasingly being refused indefinite leave to remain for small errors on past tax returns, under section 332 of the Immigration Act.
May 18, 2018 - 1:59pm
By: OfficeTeam
Yardley MP Jess Phillips supports 'Hillsborough Law' to assist the Grenfell publc enquiry.
Jess recently signed a letter sent by Alison McGovern MP to the Prime Minister, expressing cross-party support for the ‘Hillsborough Law’, the Public Authority (Accountability) Bill, to assist the Grenfell public inquiry.
May 10, 2018 - 10:37am
By: OfficeTeam
Yardley MP Jess Phillips attended the unveiling of the Millicent Fawcett statue in Parliament Square.
The statue is of Millicent Fawcett a pioneering suffragist who campaigned for women’s right to vote. It was commissioned as part of this year’s centenary of the Representation of the People Act- which gave some women over the age of 30 the vote.
Caroline Perez launched the campaign after noticing the lack of historical female figures honoured in Parliament Square.
April 26, 2018 - 3:34pm
By: OfficeTeam
Yardley MP Jess Phillips visited Professor Paul Moss at Birmingham University to learn about the research being done to improve treatments for patients with blood cancer.
The research is being funded by the amazing charity Bloodwise that has already invested over £70 million in Birmingham over the last 50 years.
Jess visited the labs and spoke to doctors about how their research can improve survival rates and the quality of life for people living with blood cancer.
Jess Phillips Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley
