‘Unfair she had to resign’: Birmingham constituents back Jess Phillips over Gaza vote

Labour MP said she was voting in favour of ceasefire on behalf of people of Yardley, against party whip

In her resignation letter, as she quit Labour’s shadow cabinet over Keir Starmer’s stance on Gaza, Birmingham Yardley MP, Jess Phillips, said she had voted “with my constituents, my head and my heart” on the issue.

Phillips was the most high-profile Labour MP to resign in order to back an SNP motion calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, in defiance of the party line.

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