
Jess Phillips
Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley
Won with 31.2% · Majority: 693
The Verdict
Did what they were told on almost every vote, even when it meant breaking the promises Labour made to get elected. Said one thing on the doorstep, did the opposite in the division lobby.
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
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