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Every substantive Bluesky post by Phil Brickell, classified for substance and tone — each links out to the original on Bluesky. Back to the MP page.

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Bluesky activity · last 60 days
@philbrickellmp.bsky.social
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  • Nigel Farage37
  • George Cottrell8
  • Reform UK7
Top topics
  • MP & Parliament43 postscondemning
  • Crime & Policing6 postscritical
  • Defence & Security5 postscritical
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Each post links out to the original on Bluesky — open it there to read the full thread and replies.

WhenTopicTonePost
2 Jul 2026MP & Parliamentmeasured“12/ In our democracy, political influence cannot be bought and MPs must be open about their financial interests. That’s why I’ve asked the Standards Commissioner to investigate.”↗
2 Jul 2026MP & Parliamentangry“11/ @thetimes.com (H/T @andrewellson1.bsky.social) has also reported fresh questions about Farage’s property declarations, with claims that only two of the five homes he owns are listed on Parliament’s register of interests.”↗
2 Jul 2026MP & Parliamentangry“10/ Meanwhile, @financialtimes.com reported this week that Farage is earning £22,500 an hour from one of his nine other jobs. How much time is spending speaking up for his constituents in Clacton?”↗
2 Jul 2026MP & Parliamentmeasured“9/ This is part of a pattern. Nigel Farage is already under investigation by the Standards Commissioner over the £5 million ‘gift’ from Christopher Harborne that was not declared when he entered Parliament.”↗
2 Jul 2026MP & Parliamentangry“8/ It is now for the Commissioner to determine the facts. After taking millions from Christopher Harborne, was Farage acting in the public interest, or in the interests of his biggest backer?”↗
2 Jul 2026MP & Parliamentangry“7/ The MPs’ Code of Conduct (section 3 pg34) states that MPs must not lobby public officials in return for payment, and must not seek to secure a financial benefit for someone from whom they have received money. publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5803/cm...”↗
2 Jul 2026Economy & Jobs (General)angry“6/ Afterwards, Farage openly boasted about lobbying the Governor (at about 22:47). He suggested that he helped persuade the Bank of England to change course.”↗
2 Jul 2026MP & Parliamentsarcastic“5/ We know this because Farage said so himself. Before the meeting, he publicly announced on LBC (at about 26:00) that he was going to the Bank of England to make the case against those policies, bigging up Tether in the process. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gruV...”↗
2 Jul 2026Otherangry“4/ Harborne is a major investor in crypto businesses Tether and Bitfinex. Farage met with the Governor of the Bank of England to attack Bank policies that could cost Harborne money by damaging those investments.”↗
2 Jul 2026MP & Parliamentangry“3/ Christopher Harborne has donated £15 million to Reform UK in the last year alone. He also gave Farage a secret personal £5 million gift - nice for some.”↗
2 Jul 2026MP & Parliamentangry“2/ I have serious questions about whether Farage lobbied for policies that could benefit the business interests of the man who is bankrolling him.”↗
2 Jul 2026MP & Parliamentangry“🧵1/ I've spent more than a decade working on anti-bribery and corruption. I know a red flag when I see one. That's why I’ve reported Nigel Farage to Parliament’s Standards Commissioner. (H/T @rowenamason.bsky.social and @tomburgis.bsky.social).”↗
30 Jun 2026Local Governmentcelebratory“@bevcraig.bsky.social is by far the best candidate for the job of Greater Manchester mayor”↗
29 Jun 2026MP & Parliamentangry“Chris Harborne can say and do what he likes, but I will make it my mission in this Parliament to ensure he cannot single-handedly dominate British politics to the detriment of our democratic system www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...”↗
26 Jun 2026MP & Parliamentangry“You couldn’t make this up. The Greens had to return a donation to Polanski - their own leader - because he wasn’t a permissible donor. And it took them more than six months to do so. Comes on top of not paying his council tax for years and not even voting last month. Utterly unserious.”↗
25 Jun 2026Cost of Livingcelebratory“Great British Summer Savings starts today! Savings across children's food, soft play, the pictures, theatre, concerts and exhibitions. And from August free bus rides for children between 5-15 in Bolton West!”↗
24 Jun 2026Local Governmentcelebratory“I know @bevcraig.bsky.social would be a fantastic Greater Manchester Mayor - working with council leaders and MPs from across all our towns & across the political divide to deliver the very best for the whole of GM I'll be doing everything I can over the coming weeks to get Bev elected on 30th July”↗
22 Jun 2026MP & Parliamentmeasured“My statement on the resignation of the PM this morning. It's no secret that I did not want this to happen. My focus on my constituents will continue.”↗
19 Jun 2026Local Governmentcelebratory“Congratulations to @andyburnham.bsky.social on winning in Makerfield. Now, let’s ensure Labour wins the forthcoming Greater Manchester by-election. Has to happen in the next six weeks. Andy should be front and centre of that campaign.”↗
17 Jun 2026Local Governmentmeasured“As a Greater Manchester MP, let me be clear. If Andy Burnham wins the Makerfield by-election tomorrow his immediate priority should be ensuring Labour goes on to also win the Greater Manchester mayoral by-election which has to take place by 6 August. Andy is uniquely placed to lead that campaign.”↗
16 Jun 2026MP & Parliamentangry“3/ As Secretary of the Germany All Party Parliamentary Group, I had hoped that language such as this was a thing of the past. Kemi Badenoch should withdraw her comments immediately and unreservedly apologise. END”↗
16 Jun 2026MP & Parliamentangry“2/ Her remarks serve no purpose but to undermine the UK Germany relationship and sow unecessary division. Ad hominem attacks such as this inexplicable reference to Nazi-era officials should not be tolerated in our public discourse.”↗
16 Jun 2026MP & Parliamentangry“🧵1/ Kemi Badenoch’s characterisation of Bridget Phillipson as having “acted like a Gestapo officer” over private school VAT fees are contemptible, unbecoming of any parliamentarian and demonstrate - yet again - that Badenoch is completely unfit for public office.”↗
9 Jun 2026Crime & Policingmeasured“Check out my Westminster Hall speech on our high streets 👇🏻”↗
2 Jun 2026Crime & Policingmeasured“Fraud is now the most common crime in the UK. The government has put out a strong fraud strategy to start the fightback, but for that to work we need a good quality fraud reporting service. I want to see an urgent response to these findings which puts victims at its heart.”↗
1 Jun 2026Social Caremeasured“I've been contributing to debates around the Victims of Terrorism Unit’s approach to helping those who have suffered in terror attacks. This initiative represents an important step forward in delivering streamlined, specialist, and trauma informed care for those affected by terrorist attacks.”↗
1 Jun 2026Defence & Securitymeasured“Pleased to see the launch of the government's new support hub - terrorismsurvivorhub.org.uk Acts of terrorism leave behind not just headlines, but long trails of pain and trauma.”↗
29 May 2026Tax & Public Financesmeasured“As reported here, following analysis from @danneidle.bsky.social I've written to HMRC asking for a full investigation into whether Farage owes tax on his secret £5m 'gift' from crypto billionaire Harborne. It might be owes nothing - fine. But he must be held to the same standard as everyone else.”↗
27 May 2026Defence & Securityangry“We know that the Kremlin and its cronies will use any trick in the book to evade sanctions, including murky crypto networks. This new package shows that we can and will adapt to make sure our sanctions bite, until Putin finally brings his barbaric war on Ukraine to an end.”↗
26 May 2026Health & NHSmeasured“See the response below which recognises the need for further health services within Westhoughton. I’ll continue making the case until we see local services expanded.”↗
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Sources & methodology
SourceBluesky / AT Protocol API · author feed. Each post links to the original on bsky.app.
VerificationOnly handles linked from the MP’s own published list are ingested. Self-declared or unverified handles aren’t included.
ClassificationEach post is LLM-classified for substance (vs reposts, social mentions, scheduling), then for tone (critical / measured / supportive) per target.
WindowThe 60-day summary above; the list covers all classified substantive posts.