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Join us for our November 'Let's Talk' event with Jess Phillips MP and Alex Davies-Jones MP, which will be hosted by the fabulous Baroness Ayesha Hazarika on Wednesday 26th November from 8pm till 9.15pm.
We’ve seen significant strides in tackling Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) since Labour came to power, much thanks to the dogged determination of Jess, Alex and others!
These are all huge achievements which show the difference that a Labour government and Labour women make to women’s lives. But this is just the start...
We are delighted to welcome Jess and Alex to join us for the evening, as their Ministerial briefs go hand in hand to provide joined-up leadership and action to make women and girls safer.
Jess's Ministerial responsibilities include violence against women and girls (VAWG), safeguarding, rape and serious sexual offences, violent crime and domestic abuse, child sexual abuse and exploitation, modern slavery and spiking.
Before becoming an MP, Jess worked for Women’s Aid in the West Midlands developing services for victims of domestic abuse, sexual violence, human trafficking and exploitation. She was elected to Birmingham City Council in 2012 and was appointed Birmingham’s first ever Victims’ Champion in the same year.
Jess is a graduate of Labour Women's Network training schemes.
📷 Jess Phillips ©photo from the Government website
Alex Davies-Jones MP was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice after the General Election. She is the Labour MP for Pontypridd.
Baroness Ayesha Hazarika MBE of Coatbridge is a prominent Scottish politician, broadcaster, journalist, and former political adviser for the Labour Party.
Ayesha served as a senior special advisor to the Party from 2007 to 2015, working both in Government and Opposition. At Westminster she worked for Gordon Brown, Harriet Harman and Ed Miliband, advising them on PMQs, speeches, media and policy as well as heading up initiatives on topics such as Women and Equality.
Ayesha was involved in drafting the landmark Equality Act 2010 and led Labour's response to the Leveson Inquiry.
Following her political service, she was appointed an MBE in the 2016 New Year Honours. And became Baroness Hazarika, of Coatbridge in the House of Lords on 14th March 2024.
Transitioning to media, she became a regular columnist for publications like The Scotsman and The i newspaper, Sky, BBC and a former editor of The Londoner for the Evening Standard.
She is currently a presenter on Times Radio and a frequent political commentator on television, radio and podcasts.
She was an award-winning stand-up comedian before entering politics and has since returned to comedy with a political theme including performing shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
She co-authored the book Punch and Judy Politics: An Insider's Guide to Prime Minister's Questions.
📷 Baroness Ayesha Hazarika © House of Lords / photography by Roger Harris
Please join LWN and our fantastic guests on Wednesday 26th November.
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