Jess Phillips secured re-election in her Birmingham Yardley seat, but faced heckles and boos as she gave her acceptance speech. The incident marked the end of a 'horrible' campaign, the Labour MP told Sky News' Electoral Dysfunction podcast.
Jess Phillips has admitted she found the general election campaign 'absolutely horrible' after enduring abuse - which culminated in being booed as she gave her acceptance speech. The Labour MP was narrowly re-elected for Birmingham Yardley on Friday morning with a majority of just 693 - after facing competition from a Workers Party candidate on a pro-Gaza ticket.
' More from Sky News:Gaza effect sees Labour lose some seatsWho is your local MP now? Find out here Campaign activists in Birmingham had their car tyres slashed on Thursday, while a young woman handing out leaflets had 'genocide' screamed in her face as someone filmed it, Ms Phillips added. 'The reason they're filming is to drive content, to incite more intimidation,' she said. 'In my constituency, the humiliation was by men, to women.
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