'I hated it': Jess Phillips on life inside Keir Starmer's government

7 de agosto de 2026 · 35m

Jess Phillips joins Beth Rigby to reflect on her time as a minister under Keir Starmer.

And she asks whether Andy Burnham can fulfil the Labour manifesto commitment to halve violence against women and girls in a decade. Are disinterested government departments to blame for slow progress?

Plus, why did Gaza nearly cost Jess her Birmingham Yardley seat, and will the row over Labour’s policy in the Middle East continue to plague inner-city MPs?

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