Phil Brickell MP
@philbrickellmp.bsky.social
Labour Member of Parliament for Bolton West | Foreign Affairs Committee | NATO Parliamentary Assembly | Chair APPG on Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax
Email: phil.brickell.mp@parliament.uk
Phone: 01204 958 436
Website: www.philbrickellmp.co.uk
Email: phil.brickell.mp@parliament.uk
Phone: 01204 958 436
Website: www.philbrickellmp.co.uk
Pinned
Reform UK's Zia Yusuf calls Nathan Gill 'ancient history'
The party's head of policy says he has never met Nathan Gill, who served as the leader of Reform UK in Wales in 2021.
www.bbc.co.uk
Except that’s not true.
Gill was the head of Reform UK in Wales only a few years ago - in 2021.
Gill was constantly seen by Farage’s side since his first election - as a UKIP MEP - in 2014.
Reform must come clean with their Russian connections.
Gill was the head of Reform UK in Wales only a few years ago - in 2021.
Gill was constantly seen by Farage’s side since his first election - as a UKIP MEP - in 2014.
Reform must come clean with their Russian connections.
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A Reform staffer grabbed ITV News journalist Peter Smith when he asked questions its new Scottish leader didn’t appreciate.
You can watch the footage here:
www.itv.com/news/2026-01...
You can watch the footage here:
www.itv.com/news/2026-01...
www.itv.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:35 PM
A Reform staffer grabbed ITV News journalist Peter Smith when he asked questions its new Scottish leader didn’t appreciate.
You can watch the footage here:
www.itv.com/news/2026-01...
You can watch the footage here:
www.itv.com/news/2026-01...
Jenrick is just another in a long list of Tory failures joining Reform.
I, for once, agree with Farage...
I, for once, agree with Farage...
January 15, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Jenrick is just another in a long list of Tory failures joining Reform.
I, for once, agree with Farage...
I, for once, agree with Farage...
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Anyone who thinks Reform are anything other than a lifeboat for Tories desperate to save their skin needs to give their heads a wobble
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/kemi-b...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/kemi-b...
Kemi Badenoch Sacks Robert Jenrick Over Plot To Defect To Reform UK
The Tory leader said she was given "irrefutable evidence" the shadow justice secretary was planning to jump ship.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Anyone who thinks Reform are anything other than a lifeboat for Tories desperate to save their skin needs to give their heads a wobble
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/kemi-b...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/kemi-b...
Reform proving - once again - that they’re just a harbour for washed-up, failed Conservatives.
There’s nothing new on offer.
Only Labour offers a change from the failed experiments of the last Tory government.
There’s nothing new on offer.
Only Labour offers a change from the failed experiments of the last Tory government.
NEW: Former Tory Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi defects to Reform.
Most senior member of the last Conservative govt yet to join the party.
Most senior member of the last Conservative govt yet to join the party.
January 12, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Reform proving - once again - that they’re just a harbour for washed-up, failed Conservatives.
There’s nothing new on offer.
Only Labour offers a change from the failed experiments of the last Tory government.
There’s nothing new on offer.
Only Labour offers a change from the failed experiments of the last Tory government.
🧵Saying good morning & Happy New Year in Westhoughton!
Thanks to everyone who dropped by for a chat at my pop up in Sainsbury’s.
From overdevelopment to unadopted roads in Daisy Hill, NHS waiting lists to localised flooding on Thorn Well - we covered a lot of ground.
Thanks to everyone who dropped by for a chat at my pop up in Sainsbury’s.
From overdevelopment to unadopted roads in Daisy Hill, NHS waiting lists to localised flooding on Thorn Well - we covered a lot of ground.
January 10, 2026 at 3:49 PM
🧵Saying good morning & Happy New Year in Westhoughton!
Thanks to everyone who dropped by for a chat at my pop up in Sainsbury’s.
From overdevelopment to unadopted roads in Daisy Hill, NHS waiting lists to localised flooding on Thorn Well - we covered a lot of ground.
Thanks to everyone who dropped by for a chat at my pop up in Sainsbury’s.
From overdevelopment to unadopted roads in Daisy Hill, NHS waiting lists to localised flooding on Thorn Well - we covered a lot of ground.
Quite right of @bengoldsborough.bsky.social to call out Reform MPs cashing in on Twitter👇🏻
X is paying Reform UK MPs while its AI produces sexually explicit images of children and women, the public deserves answers.
Will they return the money they’ve earned from the platform? 1/6
Will they return the money they’ve earned from the platform? 1/6
January 9, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Quite right of @bengoldsborough.bsky.social to call out Reform MPs cashing in on Twitter👇🏻
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👏 Brilliant work by the Serious Fraud Office to make creative use of civil recovery tools to secure more than £400k for victims of an email scam in the UK 24 years ago:
SFO returns £400,000 to victims of global email fraud
Nine fraud victims to be compensated 24 years after the crime following innovative SFO technique.
www.gov.uk
January 8, 2026 at 12:04 PM
👏 Brilliant work by the Serious Fraud Office to make creative use of civil recovery tools to secure more than £400k for victims of an email scam in the UK 24 years ago:
Bolton. Crime Down. Arrests Up.
January 8, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Bolton. Crime Down. Arrests Up.
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I spoke to ITV News tonight about the conflict of interest at the top of the Conservative Party, where the Shadow Attorney General is simultaneously advising Kemi Badenoch and Shadow Ministers, and sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich.
He cannot continue to do both jobs.
He cannot continue to do both jobs.
January 7, 2026 at 9:55 PM
I spoke to ITV News tonight about the conflict of interest at the top of the Conservative Party, where the Shadow Attorney General is simultaneously advising Kemi Badenoch and Shadow Ministers, and sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich.
He cannot continue to do both jobs.
He cannot continue to do both jobs.
Look who's not turned up to PMQs today, opting for a media appearance instead.
Someone should tell Mr Farage he isn't a media personality, he's elected to represent the people of Clacton IN the House of Commons.
If his previous register of interests are anything to go by it won't be unpaid.
Someone should tell Mr Farage he isn't a media personality, he's elected to represent the people of Clacton IN the House of Commons.
If his previous register of interests are anything to go by it won't be unpaid.
January 7, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Look who's not turned up to PMQs today, opting for a media appearance instead.
Someone should tell Mr Farage he isn't a media personality, he's elected to represent the people of Clacton IN the House of Commons.
If his previous register of interests are anything to go by it won't be unpaid.
Someone should tell Mr Farage he isn't a media personality, he's elected to represent the people of Clacton IN the House of Commons.
If his previous register of interests are anything to go by it won't be unpaid.
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New: @philbrickellmp.bsky.social has questioned Foreign Office ministers about former British ambassadors lobbying on behalf of Republika Srpska and Milorad Dodik, who has been targeted in sanctions for undermining peace in Bosnia.
You can read my piece with @petergeoghegan.bsky.social
below:
You can read my piece with @petergeoghegan.bsky.social
below:
January 6, 2026 at 10:21 PM
New: @philbrickellmp.bsky.social has questioned Foreign Office ministers about former British ambassadors lobbying on behalf of Republika Srpska and Milorad Dodik, who has been targeted in sanctions for undermining peace in Bosnia.
You can read my piece with @petergeoghegan.bsky.social
below:
You can read my piece with @petergeoghegan.bsky.social
below:
Trump’s acolytes on Air Force One might laugh and smile, but this isn’t a joke.
Greenland does not belong to the USA.
Only Greenlanders can decide their future - nobody else.
Greenland does not belong to the USA.
Only Greenlanders can decide their future - nobody else.
US discussing options to acquire Greenland, including use of military - White House
In a statement, the White House told the BBC that Trump had made clear that acquiring Greenland was a
www.bbc.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Trump’s acolytes on Air Force One might laugh and smile, but this isn’t a joke.
Greenland does not belong to the USA.
Only Greenlanders can decide their future - nobody else.
Greenland does not belong to the USA.
Only Greenlanders can decide their future - nobody else.
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🔴 Good to see a Democracy for Sale story raised in Parliament today
@philbrickellmp.bsky.social asked FO minister Stephen Doughty about our reporting that two ex UK ambassadors are paid lobbyists for pro-Russian, genocide-denying Republika Srpska
Clip here: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
@philbrickellmp.bsky.social asked FO minister Stephen Doughty about our reporting that two ex UK ambassadors are paid lobbyists for pro-Russian, genocide-denying Republika Srpska
Clip here: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
Parliamentlive.tv
Foreign Affairs Committee
parliamentlive.tv
January 6, 2026 at 6:32 PM
🔴 Good to see a Democracy for Sale story raised in Parliament today
@philbrickellmp.bsky.social asked FO minister Stephen Doughty about our reporting that two ex UK ambassadors are paid lobbyists for pro-Russian, genocide-denying Republika Srpska
Clip here: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
@philbrickellmp.bsky.social asked FO minister Stephen Doughty about our reporting that two ex UK ambassadors are paid lobbyists for pro-Russian, genocide-denying Republika Srpska
Clip here: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
Pleased to see @lizforleicester.bsky.social calling out Twitter for its Grok tool which is out of control.
Government demands Musk's X deals with 'appalling' Grok AI
Grok is being used to digitally remove women's clothing - something victims describe as
www.bbc.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Pleased to see @lizforleicester.bsky.social calling out Twitter for its Grok tool which is out of control.
I stopped using Twitter more than a year ago. I'd encourage all my colleagues - whatever party they are from - to do the same.
MPs urge boycott of Elon Musk’s X over Grok AI’s undressing
The call to end use of X for official government communication follows posts of digitally undressed women and children that may have broken UK law
www.thetimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:33 PM
I stopped using Twitter more than a year ago. I'd encourage all my colleagues - whatever party they are from - to do the same.
Improving living standards and ensuring good quality public services - the two priorities for this Labour government 👇🏻
Sir Keir Starmer: This year more of you will start to feel richer
Decades of decline aren’t erased in months, but we are providing immediate action to help with the cost of living
www.thetimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Improving living standards and ensuring good quality public services - the two priorities for this Labour government 👇🏻
Superb news - especially for anyone considering investing for the very first time.
UK investment platforms to cut fees in effort to woo customers ft.trib.al/6VOJuum
UK investment platforms to cut fees in effort to woo customers
Government push to create ‘nation of investors’ stokes competition between providers
ft.trib.al
January 2, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Superb news - especially for anyone considering investing for the very first time.
The sooner the government can implement AML supervisory consolidation, the better.
Bringing supervisors under one roof in the FCA will create a cleaner economy, better insulated from criminals who want to launder their assets through our economy.
Bringing supervisors under one roof in the FCA will create a cleaner economy, better insulated from criminals who want to launder their assets through our economy.
UK law firms get ready for crackdown on money laundering
Harsher penalties and a ‘reshaping’ of the sector predicted when Financial Conduct Authority takes over as regulator
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:05 PM
The sooner the government can implement AML supervisory consolidation, the better.
Bringing supervisors under one roof in the FCA will create a cleaner economy, better insulated from criminals who want to launder their assets through our economy.
Bringing supervisors under one roof in the FCA will create a cleaner economy, better insulated from criminals who want to launder their assets through our economy.
Wolfson’s got to go. Not only is this an insurmountable conflict of interest, it also shows contempt for UK efforts to repurpose Abramovich’s assets which were frozen after Putin’s unlawful invasion of Ukraine.
Representing Roman Abramovich - a sanctioned Russian oligarch - while serving as Conservative shadow Attorney-General risks a huge conflict of interest.
Kemi Badenoch needs to make a choice. Either Lord Wolfson continues as shadow AG or advises Abramovich.
He can’t do both.
Kemi Badenoch needs to make a choice. Either Lord Wolfson continues as shadow AG or advises Abramovich.
He can’t do both.
December 31, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Wolfson’s got to go. Not only is this an insurmountable conflict of interest, it also shows contempt for UK efforts to repurpose Abramovich’s assets which were frozen after Putin’s unlawful invasion of Ukraine.
Delighted to see so many from our community recognised in this year’s King’s Honours. A well-deserved thank you to those making a real difference locally.
www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/2572742...
www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/2572742...
Bolton shines in King’s New Year Honours list as dedicated teacher among recipients
Residents from across Bolton and across Greater Manchester have been recognised in the King’s New Year Honours list for 2026.
www.theboltonnews.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Delighted to see so many from our community recognised in this year’s King’s Honours. A well-deserved thank you to those making a real difference locally.
www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/2572742...
www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/2572742...
I was pleased to meet with the City Minister @lucyrigby.bsky.social earlier this month to discuss the Government's anti-money laundering reforms.
People traffickers, drug dealers and organised crime gangs must be prevented from cleaning their dirty cash in the UK.
People traffickers, drug dealers and organised crime gangs must be prevented from cleaning their dirty cash in the UK.
December 30, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I was pleased to meet with the City Minister @lucyrigby.bsky.social earlier this month to discuss the Government's anti-money laundering reforms.
People traffickers, drug dealers and organised crime gangs must be prevented from cleaning their dirty cash in the UK.
People traffickers, drug dealers and organised crime gangs must be prevented from cleaning their dirty cash in the UK.
I have been so disappointed by the lack of urgency and transparency displayed by the universities watchdog.
Allegations of impropriety at the University of Greater Manchester surfaced months ago after @manchestermill.bsky.social reporting, so why has a formal investigation only just been launched?
Allegations of impropriety at the University of Greater Manchester surfaced months ago after @manchestermill.bsky.social reporting, so why has a formal investigation only just been launched?
Regulator ‘asleep at the wheel’ over University of Greater Manchester investigation, MP says
Office for Students accused of ‘glacial’ response to allegations of fraud, bullying and mismanagement
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I have been so disappointed by the lack of urgency and transparency displayed by the universities watchdog.
Allegations of impropriety at the University of Greater Manchester surfaced months ago after @manchestermill.bsky.social reporting, so why has a formal investigation only just been launched?
Allegations of impropriety at the University of Greater Manchester surfaced months ago after @manchestermill.bsky.social reporting, so why has a formal investigation only just been launched?
What this piece doesn’t explain is how it’s possible that: (1) a firm set up in May 2020 was awarded more than £200m of government contracts for PPE a month later, (2) it owes the government and HMRC more than £180m; and (3) yet it only has £600k of assets.
That’s the real story.
That’s the real story.
Michelle Mone-linked PPE firm liquidated and unlikely to repay £148m
The firm led by Baroness Mone's husband Douglas Barrowman breached a contract to supply surgical gowns during the Covid pandemic.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 20, 2025 at 10:44 AM
What this piece doesn’t explain is how it’s possible that: (1) a firm set up in May 2020 was awarded more than £200m of government contracts for PPE a month later, (2) it owes the government and HMRC more than £180m; and (3) yet it only has £600k of assets.
That’s the real story.
That’s the real story.
