Jess Phillips: ‘I never felt scared in my old job. As an MP, I feel it every day’

She entered politics to prove that ordinary people could, and gained a reputation for speaking her mind. So why is the Labour MP constantly scared?The member for Birmingham Yardley has been tweeting about Donald Trump’s travel ban before I arrive. “Well, you can’t not, can you? It’s fucking ridiculous. Fancy a cup of tea?”Her husband, Tom, is rootling around in the kitchen, trying to fix the heating, while Jess Phillips goes on: “But then I get quite a lot of,