Jess Phillips MP: Why I voted for a ceasefire in Gaza | The News Meeting podcast
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- Опубликовано: 20 ноя 2023
- In this episode of The News Meeting, Tortoise editor-in-chief is joined by Jess Phillips, Member of Parliament for Birmingham Yardley and former Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding.
Following her surprise resignation last week over the ceasefire vote in Westminster, she shares the reasons for her vote, how she feels about Keir Starmer and some of what she learned in her front-bench position.
You can hear more from Jess Phillips in the main episode of The News Meeting here: pod.fo/e/203d6f
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Well done Jess, if we don't have MPs able to vote with their conscience, what on earth will we end up with? My question on this issue is that we constantly hear the Israeal has a right in war to defend themselves but does Palistine have, or has ever had, a right to defend themselves? This is never mentioned.
PalEstine started the war. If you don't want a war, don't start a war.
Jess Phillips…We love you!!
I do admire you Jess I agree with you,Starmer should back a ceasefire.😅
Good on her
Well done. You have shown true dignity.
Jess For Prime minster
Laughing and joking around this dire conflict
Yeh Sick
Jess For Prime minster
Doubtful!
Cant abide this know all person ,
Struggled to hear - sound very low.
Jess For Prime minster
Top M.P.
Jess For Prime minster
Voting for ceasefire is correct. However, completely disingenuous of her to not mention the real reason she's voted for this. To save her own neck with an election coming up. God I can't bear this woman.
Jess For Prime minster
Jess for nobody cares what this woman is for.... '
That's 'Prime Minister'. Of course if you were British you would have got that right. Being British and having a British passport are not the same thing.
She is afraid of the muslims in her constituency.
Sorry Jess i think you are wrong on this one, Labours ammendment was the only one that talked about long term peace, the SNP's was a trap to cause division within Labour for purely domestic scottish political reasons and you fell into that trap. The footballification of this issue doesnt help and neither does the baggage left behind by corbyn's antisemitism.
Had i been an mp last week i dont know how i would have voted my head would have abstained but my heart would have voted for the snp ammendment. Given the dire need to get a Labour government in the UK i think we should be listening to our heads not necessarily our hearts, what is happening in Palestine is truly awful but little Britain exerts very little influence, even more so since isolating ourselves from the EU.
What doesn’t help is Keir Starmer clear hypocrisy and double standard on this issue. He had no problem condemning Russia illegal occupation of Ukraine and support sanctions and investigations by the ICC into war crimes committed by Russia. We now have Israel, a country that according to countless UN resolutions and the ICC has been Putin Palestinians under illegal suffocating occupation for over 50 years. A country that cut food, water, medicine, fuel and even international aid from 2 millions civilians, half of them children. A country that is indiscriminately bombing civilians and has murdered 6 children every hour. Despite this level of barbarism shown by Israel Keir Starmer suddenly thinks it’s not a political place to condemn Israel or call these actions war crimes while he had no problems doing exactly that when it was Russia. If that is not corruption and hypocrisy I don’t know what is.
I don’t think she will be bothered what you think.
@davidpeacock4132. Your response to this Jess Philips' video is nigh on immaculate. You covered every possible awkward point that could be argued in favour, OR against Ms Philips reasoning; more importantly (possibly), your personal summation of the terrible and agonising situation in Gaza.
I doff my cap to you. 🎉
@davidpeacock4132, I wish that your measured response could be shared more widely on social media. I've no idea how to go about that: I'm the technophobe sitting in a corner howling "For the love of God, bring back the Scribes" with a side order of wailing and the gnashing of teeth
Go well, @davidpeacock.
And get your arse into the HoC stat.🎉
Rubbish - genuine concern from SNP MPs. Not the time to play political games. How many more Palestinians have to die before there is conflict resolution. At the end of the day Jess was representing her constituents.
She’s done the right thing for her career. We’re likely to see atrocities in Gaza for months to come at least. Taking a principled stance at personal cost will probably make her the best choice for the next leader of the party. Especially if she can deliver on ‘deeds not words’ to promote peace and unity.
This woman can no more deliver on ''deeds not words'' anymore than she can stop shedding tears when the fancy takes her & as for her ever being the next so-called ''leader'' of the near completely London centric Liebour Party, Grandma Rayner will certainly have something to say about that......
@@frankbrennan1619so many single digit iq right wing empty slogans 🤡 well done, you are a good gullible sheep for parroting your masters words
Jess For Prime minster
What took you so long Jess? Weeks of deliberation.Why?
Jess For Prime minster
I just hope this MP will not be part of Government should there be a similar attack in this country.
You mean an empathetic human with dignity who displays honesty and morals? An unusual perspective.
She hasn't shown much morality over the Oct 7th massacre that kicked this whole mess off. @@Albert-nf8jk
Jess For Prime minster
@@deklane3139she has clearly and repeatedly denounced Hamas and their terrible, hateful action. She simply has a different opinion to you on how best to secure peace in the short and long term. Personally, I would have voted for a ceasefire, but I’d do so with significant doubt about if I was right. Life is seldom as simple as many appear to think, the ramifications can be unpredictable. Sometimes we stand on principle, in this case the wholesale slaughter of civilians, sometimes on pragmatism, sometimes a bit of both. Voting for a ceasefire is not anti Israel, it’s merely disagreeing with the way they are going about achieving their goals. As I said, I would have voted differently, but I wonder how many grudges are being created by Isreal’s actions and if it will ultimately fuel the hatred and violence. Personally I’m glad for people like Jess Phillips that I disagree with, but who make a good argument for a highly defendable opinion. I wish other politicians were as principled and open.
Jess Phillips MP: Why I voted for a ceasefire in Gaza" "I have a constituency full of Islamofascists and Islamonazis and I need the votes."
You’re clever! Are you a Genocide sympathiser?
I respected her until she did this. Letting your country down when it needs you most, That's idiocy not integrity
Jess For Prime minster