Jess Phillips, a Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley, is facing criticism for her association with Labour Friends of Israel (LFI). Critics are urging her to distance herself from LFI amid accusations of supporting fake stories and not withdrawing support during Israel's actions in Gaza. There are calls for volunteers to help Jody McIntyre unseat Phillips in the upcoming elections.
Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley @JessPhillips was first elected in 2015. She became a supporter of Labour Friends of Israel the following year, according to archived @_LFI webpages. 8 months into Israel's genocide in Gaza, there's no sign Phillips has withdrawn her support. https://t.co/9wRgH5JISM
This is Labour MP Jess Phillips, immediately after the ceasefire vote, where she 'resigned' from the frontbench to supposedly align with consistents, only to immediately sneakily post to reaffirm fake stories of Hamas mass rape campaigns (confirming her commitment to LFI). https://t.co/et9cW1i8tU
📢 – CALL TO ACTION: If you are in Birmingham or its environs but especially from within the Birmingham Yardley Constituency please volunteer to help with Jody’s McIntyre’s (@jodymcintyremp ) efforts to unseat shameless ‘Labour Friend of Israel’ Jess Phillips (@jodymcintyremp)… https://t.co/lwkjNCm07f
Yes, Jess Phillips is trying to do this because the LFI has deleted its list of supporters. But it was only deleted at some point after 6 April 2024, not in 2022. It's a lie. If she wants to get ahead of this she could try dissociating herself from LFI. One person leaves and… https://t.co/SsSntmMGKO
What? This Jess Phillips? @WorkersPartyGB https://t.co/pQ9BC9CEbV
What? This Jess Phillips? @WorkersPartyGB https://t.co/Xvv6O6FHJO
This you @jessphillips ? Why haven't you demanded LFI take you off their MP membership list and threaten them with libel? Getting a bit worried about @jodymcintyremp taking your seat? https://t.co/Yg3Tb7eDWA https://t.co/fvIwgZAaPE