“I think power will do anything to survive and one of its main techniques is the rule of exceptions. So it makes an exception out of people and we worship them, whether that's Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King or Rosa Parks. These people become beatified beyond recognition.”

British politician, born 1981

Jess Phillips is a British politician and Labour Party member, born in 1981. She has served as the Member of Parliament for Birmingham Yardley since 2015. From July 2024 to May 2026, she served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls. Her public work is closely associated with safeguarding and violence against women and girls, alongside her parliamentary role.