Jess Phillips is the Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley. She was first elected in 2015 and became Chair of the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party in September 2016. Before being elected as an MP, Jess worked with victims of domestic violence, sexual violence and human trafficking, and she continues to speak up on behalf of those who struggle to have their voice heard.

Jess has worked with the Home Office, the Ministry of Justice and the Department for Communities and Local Government on issues of Violence Against Women and Girls. She is one of the women who launched the #NotTheCost campaign to combat the violence faced by politically active women, and the Reclaim the Internet campaign, which challenges online abuse.

Jess has written three books; ‘Everything You Need to Know About Politics: My Life as an MP’ (2021) and ‘Truth To Power: How To Call Time on B.S’ (2019), both Sunday Times Bestsellers, and her debut book was: Everywoman: One Woman's Truth About Speaking the Truth (2018).