
Jess Phillips
Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley
2024 Election Result
Subject Grades
How Jess scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 2 broke
Won with 31.2% of the vote, majority of 693
Cost of Living
0 kept · 3 broke · 4 missed
8,401 households in fuel poverty locally (21.02%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 4 broke
Local A&E: only 69.2% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
39% of constituents rent their home
Environment
0 kept · 1 broke · 3 missed
21.02% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 3 broke
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 1 broke · 2 missed
Won with 31.2% of the vote, majority of 693
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 7 broke · 1 missed
13,614 children in poverty in this constituency (48.8%)
Follow the Money
What Jess claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
Expense Breakdown
The Broken Promise
Voted to strip £300/year heating help from 10 million pensioners — including 8,401 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 13,614 children live in poverty in their constituency
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 39% of their constituents rent
Voted against welfare scrutiny and blocked protections for disabled benefit claimants
Top gift: £565 from Live Nation Ltd
Voted to scrap jury trials — removing an 800-year-old right that protects ordinary citizens
Registered interests do not imply improper influence. All interests are publicly declared under parliamentary rules.
Registered Interests
1. Employment and earnings(5 entries)£14k
United Agents, Lexington House, 12-26 Lexington St, Soho, London W1F 0LE
Role, work or services: Writing books Payer: United Agents, Lexington House, 12-26 Lexington St, Soho, London W1F 0LE Payment: £12,300 Payment for release of paperback of previously written book Received on: 31 July 2025. Hours: no extra hours worked. Ultimate payer: Simon and Schuster (Publisher), 222 Grays Inn Rd, London WC1X 8HB (Registered 20 August 2025)
Guardian News & Media Ltd, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1P 2AP
Role, work or services: Writing articles Payer: Guardian News & Media Ltd, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1P 2AP Payment: £600 Payment for copywrite fees of an article written in 2018, which the Guardian have syndicated Received on: 16 October 2025. Hours: no hours entered. (Registered 16 October 2025)
Guardian News & Media Ltd, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1P 2AP
Role, work or services: Writing articles Payer: Guardian News & Media Ltd, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1P 2AP Payment: £600 This is a copyright payment for an article I wrote in 2018 Received on: 16 October 2025. Hours: No extra hours worked. (Registered 29 October 2025)
Public Lending Right, British Library, Boston Spa, Wetherby LS23 7BQ
Role, work or services: Library copyright fees Payer: Public Lending Right, British Library, Boston Spa, Wetherby LS23 7BQ Payment: £365.92 Received on: 12 February 2026. Hours: no hours entered. (Registered 13 February 2026)
Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) (Collection of copyright payments for authors), 6th Floor, International House, 1 St Katharine's Way, London E1W 1UN
Role, work or services: Royalties Payer: Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) (Collection of copyright payments for authors), 6th Floor, International House, 1 St Katharine's Way, London E1W 1UN
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources(5 entries)£2k
Live Nation Ltd
Name of donor: Live Nation Ltd Address of donor: 30 St. John Street, London, England, EC1M 4AY Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: I was given two tickets for me and a family member to Black Sabbath Farewell concert in Birmingham, value £565 Date received: 5 July 2025 Date accepted: 5 July 2025 Donor status: company, registration 02409911 (Registered 22 July 2025)
Seabright Live Ltd
Name of donor: Seabright Live Ltd Address of donor: 100 Black Prince Rd, London SE1 7SJ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hotel for the night in Edinburgh, my husband accompanied me, where I was appearing at an event produced by Seabright Live, value £362 Date received: 1 August 2025 Date accepted: 1 August 2025 Donor status: company, registration 14661522 (Registered 20 August 2025)
Lloyds Banking Group
Name of donor: Lloyds Banking Group Address of donor: 8th Floor, 25 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7HN Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: I was provided with entry to event and dinner hosted by Lloyds Bank at Chelsea Flower show and I was accompanied by my husband, value £310 Date received: 20 May 2024 Date accepted: 20 May 2024 Donor status: company, registration 10399850 (Registered 4 November 2024) This is a late entry to which the rectification procedure was applied on 7 March 2025. Paragraph 51 of the Procedural Protocol in respect of the Code of Conduct refers.
Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre
Name of donor: Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre Address of donor: Hurst Street, Birmingham B5 4TB Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two theatre tickets for my husband and I for press night, value £298 Date received: 16 October 2025 Date accepted: 16 October 2025 Donor status: company, registration 01446309 (Registered 6 November 2025)
Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre
Name of donor: Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre Address of donor: Hurst Street, Birmingham B5 4TB Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two theatre tickets for my husband and I, value £204 Date received: 18 July 2025 Date accepted: 18 July 2025 Donor status: company, registration 01446309 (Registered 6 November 2025)
8. Miscellaneous(2 entries)
Undisclosed
A trustee of the Stacy Wanjiku Welfare Trust. Having raised money for the education and welfare of Stacey Wanjiru I am a trustee of the fund. Stacey is the daughter of Agnes Wanjiru a Kenyan woman murdered in 2012 in a case linked to British Armed Forces. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 16 March 2022 (Registered 24 March 2022)
Undisclosed
A director of Birmingham Museums Trust which manages Birmingham Museums including a site in my constituency. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 26 July 2023 (Registered 18 September 2023)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Jess's Expenses
219 individual claims totalling £268,843.68 since this parliament opened (July 2024). Click any category to see exactly where the money went, down to every receipt. Items marked “LUMP SUM” are bundled by IPSA (mainly travel) — they won't break these down further.
Staffing(9 claims)£199,852.55
Payroll(1)£196,174.55
Bought-in services(8)£3,678.00
Office Costs(156 claims)£33,204.03
Rent(1)£10,201.30
Stationery & printing(16)£6,033.24
Website hosting and design(9)£3,360.00
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(43)£3,063.63
Utilities(34)£2,999.37
Software & applications(2)£2,196.00
Equipment - hire(7)£2,000.87
Bought-in services(3)£1,361.60
Equipment - purchase(5)£791.88
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(11)£590.88
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(2)£330.00
Insurance - buildings(1)£328.04
Cleaning services(2)£212.61
TV licence(1)£174.50
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(4)£174.31
Postage & couriers(13)£102.60
Translation services - other languages(1)£96.00
Other(1)£-812.80
Accommodation(39 claims)£29,824.12
Rent(1)£25,469.68
Council tax(12)£2,195.79
Utilities(21)£1,782.65
Cleaning services(2)£290.00
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(3)£86.00
MP Travel(5 claims)£4,289.13
Rail(1)£4,033.93
Mileage - car(1)£219.60
Congestion charge & toll(2)£30.00
Parking(1)£5.60
Staff Travel(8 claims)£1,252.64
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£543.21
Rail(2)£278.98
Mileage - car(1)£278.10
Parking(1)£74.00
Subsistence(1)£49.35
Congestion charge & toll(2)£29.00
Miscellaneous(1 claim)£216.00
Removals(1)£216.00
Dependant Travel(1 claim)£205.21
Rail(1)£205.21
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Birmingham Yardley: The Real Impact
The people Jess was elected to represent — and how they voted on the issues that affect them most.
Sources: DWP FYE 2024, DESNZ 2023, Census 2021, Election 2024