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:
“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”
Labour leadership candidate Jess Phillips on her EU policy#Marr https://t.co/oqs9t2X72N pic.twitter.com/msRj2BlVRQ
— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) January 5, 2020
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:
“I would absolutely take action to protect British lives” if there is a “moral and legal case”
Labour leadership candidate Jess Phillips talks to #Marr
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