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Sep 2019
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Jess Phillips on feminism, online abuse ...

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Jess Phillips was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Lucy Powell, then Shadow Education Secretary, in September 2015 and In September 2016, she was elected chair of the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party (WPLP). Iain and Jess discuss the politics, her aspirations for Prime Minister, clashing with Diane Abbott and knifing Jeremy Corbyn ‘in the ... Show More
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