Jess Phillips

Being in France means that I am surrounded by examples of nationalised services that work.

— Jess Phillips

Any MP who deals with immigration a huge amount, which I do, is going to worry about giving powers to the executive…

— Jess Phillips

I made a decision to stop feeling envious of other people, to crack on with my life and stop comparing myself with…

— Jess Phillips

I am manic and that leads me to behave badly at times.

— Jess Phillips

I have felt the force of what governments can do. I remember my elder son being in the first cohort of kids…

— Jess Phillips

All my life I've been interested in politics. I went on the miners march when I was six months old. My parents…

— Jess Phillips

If we reduce the minimum voting age to 16, as we should, then people could be auto-registered when they are issued with…

— Jess Phillips

The Labour party is not perfect but I have seen in my own life how it is the greatest vehicle for positive…

— Jess Phillips

The politics of hope is harder to spread than the politics of hate.

— Jess Phillips

I like to go camping with my kids. I've got an amazing group of friends. Just like any 30-year-old woman I like…

— Jess Phillips

I'm a believer in forgiveness. I have worked with people who have been in gangs and now dedicate their lives to helping…

— Jess Phillips

Lisa Nandy is absolutely right that we need to devolve economic power away from Westminster and learn from what Labour councils around…

— Jess Phillips

In every single place I have campaigned in and every single place I have lived, people want some fairly basic things. They…

— Jess Phillips

I've made a career out of being able to talk about difficult things, and that comes from growing up in an environment…

— Jess Phillips

Because I sometimes shopped in Waitrose, I thought I was actually quite posh. I've realised that I'm basically a scullery maid. Even…

— Jess Phillips

Every day I receive messages that I'm not good enough, that I should lose my job.

— Jess Phillips

When my children were little, I would chat with my husband or my mum friends about how we were superior parents to…

— Jess Phillips

To be honest, I've always been forthright.

— Jess Phillips

Ken Livingstone appears incapable of contrition. That is why he must be thrown out of the Labour party. He is so certain…

— Jess Phillips

The trouble for lots of politicians is they worry so much about everybody liking every single thing that they do.

— Jess Phillips

My paternal grandma was a raving Thatcherite, one who had a xenophobic turn of phrase for most proceedings.

— Jess Phillips

Every time I speak out about anything feminist I will be shot down by people calling me fat, calling me stupid. And…

— Jess Phillips

In the world of fiction, politics usually appears considerably more exciting than it is.

— Jess Phillips

I was never a ringleader, but I was willing, when asked questions, to give my opinion. And when you say things quite…

— Jess Phillips

My favourite film is probably 'Star Wars'. I do love 'Starship Troopers', it is a great film but it's not a film…

— Jess Phillips