Jess Phillips

[uneffingbelievable]

What a brave lady.

Whilst I am not an ardent Labour supporter, I completely support you and how you have stood up to the bullying, racism, violence and hatred sent your way.

Sad that your family could not be there to see your victory but under the circumstances you made the right choice.

That this country is allowing this type of intimidation and behaviour - we should be ashamed of ourselves.

Her memoir was brilliant. I have a lot of respect for her.

Gaza and abuse towards our women MP’s has no place in a UK election. And who are the community leaders?? Of what?

Because some people are intimidated by a working class woman who is articulate and not afraid to stand up for what she thinks is right.
She is a hugely impressive person and I'm delighted she is deputy.

Well said. Thank you.
I really wish there was a dislike button sometime.

Hear hear. This is happening and we are burying our heads in the sand.
Labour voters think of themselves as kind, decent, inclusive individuals; which would be a fabulous world to live in if everyone thought and acted the same.
Unfortunately there are a sizeable minority of people in this country who do not think like this. Female rights are going backwards and no one will talk about it.

I’ve met her & have nothing but respect & admiration. IME and IMO she has more integrity & is more intelligent than Angela Rayner.

we don't have to compare

It’s just crazy really that the general election to decide who will run the UK for the foreseeable is dominated by the position of the candidates on Gaza.

The purpose of a constituency MP in Birmingham is not to promote the rights and issues of the people of Gaza, no matter how tragic their situation.

And - Phillips barely held onto her seat. Can you imagine what this guy would have been like in the Houses of Parliament?

It is very, very peculiar and I’d query what else is going on locally that this is the direction of travel for these local communities in Birmingham.

I will have sympathy for both

There is no cut off or boundary to empathy and love and wanting the best for people. I can hate what a person stands for and also not want them to be threatened or harassed against the rule of law in this country. I personally loathe Jacob Rees Mogg and all he stands for, likewise Farage. BUT I do not want them to have death threats, intimidation etc etc
We must remain civilised and adhere to our criminal justice system.

That's exactly it. As a fellow northern working class woman, I think she is an excellent role model.

Jess Philips says that she and Angela Rayner are always being mistaken for each other. "You can see why. Common. Big tits"

I don't agree with either of them on everything- but I don't have to. That's the good thing about politics.

Indeed. And if it were the 'consequence' of the attitudes their parties support, then how come the candidates being solely targeted, receiving death threats and having their tyres slashed, were women?

Agree, someone asked on AR & replying on my view there. Point taken though it’s not a competition.

Not that simple. One of Jess's neighbouring MPs in Birmingham was a male from Pakistan who actually has lost his seat to one of these independents running on the Gaza policy.

A lot of Muslims are one issue voters over Israel/Gaza which is a big part of Labour's reduced vote share with some of these independents becoming MPs, like here and Leicester.

Don't be ridiculous. Hamas knew precisely what they were doing when they raped and murdered innocent babies and civilians in Israel and took so many people hostage. This was all planned. Nothing accidental about what they did. Knowing they would cause a retaliation. Which was guaranteed.

Of course Israel is going to defend itself, as any country would.

You are giving such a one sided version of events it is almost laughable, if it were not so deadly serious. This will not help bring peace, I can tell you that for nothing.

It is not okay to bring this issue to the streets of England with such violent abuse. Jess Phillips has no power to change the mind of the Israeli government even if she wanted to, it is not for her to wade into such a complex situation. She is there to work for the people in her area.

You are being entirely unreasonable.

It is not acceptable to treat others like this - in this country - we are a civilised and tolerant nation, and will not stand for this behaviour.

I want the laws changed urgently to protect MPs from this disgusting animalistic behaviour, with very long prison sentences. We are not going to carry on like this whether you like it or not.

Everyone feels impassioned about different issues globally but we do not harm others, and inflict our anger on others at will. That is called abuse, not protest.

I go to Birmingham a few times a month and have a good friend who lives there. Ladywood is truly awful and Sparkhill worse. It’s been completely taken over with men hanging around the streets and god knows what going on behind closed doors.

As someone has already pointed out, Jess Phillips actually stood down from Labour’s shadow cabinet so she could vote for a ceasefire, against the party whip. But why let facts get in the way.

The way she and her volunteers have been treated is pure misogyny. Have you seen male volunteers being harassed? Men being jeered while they give speeches?

Jody McIntyre should be banned from standing for public office. He conducted himself in a way that is totally inappropriate for anyone seeking to be part of our system of government. If you show such disrespect for fellow candidates you don’t deserve to be part of the process.

Harriet Harman 🤣 back in the day she was cosied up to PIE (Pedophile Information Exchange) she’s no friend to women.

Labour have got a lot of strong, capable women in the party - women who have had hard lives and who have fought to be heard. It’s so refreshing.

I don't believe it for a second. Weapons of mass destruction lie got us to go to war in Iraq. This is a perfect story for the Daily Mail so very likely concocted.
How dare anyone oppose Jess Phillip's siding with genocidal Israel is the undertone.

Is there an image of the men who were chanting? If they were an organised group, what was the group? Absolutely disgraceful behaviour and the men need to be named and shamed.

You are spreading misinformation. It took me 30 seconds to determine that Jess Phillips actually stood down from the shadow cabinet in protest at the result on the vote over whether to call for a ceasefire. She was one of 56 Labour MPs who voted for a ceasefire:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-67439941

But don't let the truth get in the way of your diatribe. And your bleeding heart does nothing for the people of Gaza.

And people wonder why Reform is gaining traction...

A totally false equivalence.

Did he have his tyres slashed? Receive death threats directed toward him or his family?

What you report is that he lost his seat via due democratic process. UK elections do not run on the basis of mob rule.