Jess Phillips says Keir Starmer has ‘resilience of a cockroach in a nuclear war’ in first interview since resignation
Jess Phillips has commented on Keir Starmer's resilience following her resignation from the government. In her first interview since stepping down, she likened Starmer's ability to survive political challenges to that of a cockroach in a nuclear war. Phillips expressed uncertainty about the future of his leadership amidst the current political climate.
- ▪Jess Phillips resigned from her position as safeguarding minister on May 12.
- ▪She stated that she could not continue serving as a minister due to a lack of expected change.
- ▪During her interview, she compared Keir Starmer's resilience to a cockroach in a nuclear war.
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Independent TVShowing now | News01:15Holly Bishop Thursday 21 May 2026 09:49 BSTBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/jess-phillips-mp-starmer-labour-resignation-video-b2980971.html","title":"Jess Phillips: Starmer has resilience of a cockroach in a nuclear war"}}Jess Phillips says Keir Starmer has ‘resilience of a cockroach in a nuclear war’ in first interview since resignationJess Phillips has said Sir Keir Starmer has the “resilience of a cockroach” in a her first interview following her resignation.On 12 May, the former safeguarding minister stepped down from the prime…
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