Matthew Taylor

Sunday shows round-up: Jess Phillips – ‘I will fight’ to rejoin EU if I think it is right

Much of the Sunday shows were taken up by Labour’s upcoming leadership contest. Jess Phillips, the MP for Birmingham Yardley who has been a thorn in the side of Jeremy Corbyn over the course of his leadership, spoke to Marr about her stance on the EU. Marr asked her if she would be minded to rejoin:

JP: You’d have to look at what was going on at the time… The reality is, if our country is safer, if it is more economically viable to be in the EU, then I will fight for that regardless of how difficult that argument is to make.

I would ‘absolutely’ take action to protect British lives
In the context of the Soleimani case, Phillips told Marr that she would be prepared, under the right circumstances, to commit British troops abroad if it meant saving the lives of British citizens:

JP: What we have to make sure is that when we take action, it is legal, it is proportionate, and that there is a moral case for it. And if those questions can be answered, then I would absolutely take action to protect British lives.

Emily Thornberry: Labour manifesto ‘just wasn’t convincing’

Thornberry is also one of the several runners and riders to have declared that she will run. Ridge asked her about what had gone wrong in the party’s election campaign last December:

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