Liam Byrne MP
@liambyrnemp.bsky.social
🌹MP Hodge Hill & Solihull North | Chair, Business & Trade Committee | New book! Why Populists Are Winning & How To Beat Them: https://amzn.eu/d/8BQedUY
A few personal reflections on what happened in Munich this weekend.
It felt like America First met Europe Resolved.
But the challenges for the UK are stark: open.substack.com/pub/liambyrn...
It felt like America First met Europe Resolved.
But the challenges for the UK are stark: open.substack.com/pub/liambyrn...
February 16, 2026 at 9:53 AM
A few personal reflections on what happened in Munich this weekend.
It felt like America First met Europe Resolved.
But the challenges for the UK are stark: open.substack.com/pub/liambyrn...
It felt like America First met Europe Resolved.
But the challenges for the UK are stark: open.substack.com/pub/liambyrn...
I am a proud patron of NACOA (National Association for Children of Alcoholics).
I was honoured to join George Freeman MP, Jonathan Ashworth, Tony Adams and others, at last week's annual Stafford Ward Memorial Lecture in Parliament - part of #COAWeek2026.
Thank you NACOA nacoa.org.uk
I was honoured to join George Freeman MP, Jonathan Ashworth, Tony Adams and others, at last week's annual Stafford Ward Memorial Lecture in Parliament - part of #COAWeek2026.
Thank you NACOA nacoa.org.uk
February 16, 2026 at 8:49 AM
I am a proud patron of NACOA (National Association for Children of Alcoholics).
I was honoured to join George Freeman MP, Jonathan Ashworth, Tony Adams and others, at last week's annual Stafford Ward Memorial Lecture in Parliament - part of #COAWeek2026.
Thank you NACOA nacoa.org.uk
I was honoured to join George Freeman MP, Jonathan Ashworth, Tony Adams and others, at last week's annual Stafford Ward Memorial Lecture in Parliament - part of #COAWeek2026.
Thank you NACOA nacoa.org.uk
It’s gone to press! My new book Why Populists Are Winning is published on 26 March. It asks a simple question: why is this happening - and how do we beat it?
February 13, 2026 at 6:15 AM
It’s gone to press! My new book Why Populists Are Winning is published on 26 March. It asks a simple question: why is this happening - and how do we beat it?
2 MONTHS TO SAVE UK STEEL
This week, Tata Steel told us there are 2 months left to save UK steel.
The UK risks becomes "dumping ground of the world".
- No steel strategy
- No consultation response
- Parliament in the dark
Read our letter:
This week, Tata Steel told us there are 2 months left to save UK steel.
The UK risks becomes "dumping ground of the world".
- No steel strategy
- No consultation response
- Parliament in the dark
Read our letter:
committees.parliament.uk
February 12, 2026 at 6:01 PM
2 MONTHS TO SAVE UK STEEL
This week, Tata Steel told us there are 2 months left to save UK steel.
The UK risks becomes "dumping ground of the world".
- No steel strategy
- No consultation response
- Parliament in the dark
Read our letter:
This week, Tata Steel told us there are 2 months left to save UK steel.
The UK risks becomes "dumping ground of the world".
- No steel strategy
- No consultation response
- Parliament in the dark
Read our letter:
This Elections Bill is progress.
But we cannot restore trust in politics while crypto donations - direct or indirect - remain legal.
I’m optimistic ministers will act to ban crypto-political donations after the Ryecroft Review.
But we’re readying amendments to help make the case….
But we cannot restore trust in politics while crypto donations - direct or indirect - remain legal.
I’m optimistic ministers will act to ban crypto-political donations after the Ryecroft Review.
But we’re readying amendments to help make the case….
February 12, 2026 at 3:14 PM
This Elections Bill is progress.
But we cannot restore trust in politics while crypto donations - direct or indirect - remain legal.
I’m optimistic ministers will act to ban crypto-political donations after the Ryecroft Review.
But we’re readying amendments to help make the case….
But we cannot restore trust in politics while crypto donations - direct or indirect - remain legal.
I’m optimistic ministers will act to ban crypto-political donations after the Ryecroft Review.
But we’re readying amendments to help make the case….
Small businesses now face pandemic-level pressures - without emergency support.
£112bn in unpaid invoices. Energy costs doubled. £4.2bn crime bill.
Small Business Strategy Report from the Business & Trade Committee published today:
committees.parliament.uk/publications...
£112bn in unpaid invoices. Energy costs doubled. £4.2bn crime bill.
Small Business Strategy Report from the Business & Trade Committee published today:
committees.parliament.uk/publications...
committees.parliament.uk
February 11, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Small businesses now face pandemic-level pressures - without emergency support.
£112bn in unpaid invoices. Energy costs doubled. £4.2bn crime bill.
Small Business Strategy Report from the Business & Trade Committee published today:
committees.parliament.uk/publications...
£112bn in unpaid invoices. Energy costs doubled. £4.2bn crime bill.
Small Business Strategy Report from the Business & Trade Committee published today:
committees.parliament.uk/publications...
Tomorrow: the Business and Trade Committee questions leading corporations - do UK-US deals deliver real jobs, real investment and real security or leave British firms exposed to wishful thinking made in Washington?
📺 Watch live from 2.30pm, Tues 10th Feb parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
📺 Watch live from 2.30pm, Tues 10th Feb parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
Parliamentlive.tv
Business and Trade Committee
parliamentlive.tv
February 9, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Tomorrow: the Business and Trade Committee questions leading corporations - do UK-US deals deliver real jobs, real investment and real security or leave British firms exposed to wishful thinking made in Washington?
📺 Watch live from 2.30pm, Tues 10th Feb parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
📺 Watch live from 2.30pm, Tues 10th Feb parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
The cost-of-living crisis isn’t just economic - it’s political.
When prices rise faster than wages & rip-offs go unpunished, trust collapses. Consumer harm now costs Britain £71bn a year. Populists thrive in that vacuum. So how do we de-rig the market?
Substack: tinyurl.com/4vvxss54
When prices rise faster than wages & rip-offs go unpunished, trust collapses. Consumer harm now costs Britain £71bn a year. Populists thrive in that vacuum. So how do we de-rig the market?
Substack: tinyurl.com/4vvxss54
February 8, 2026 at 8:30 AM
The cost-of-living crisis isn’t just economic - it’s political.
When prices rise faster than wages & rip-offs go unpunished, trust collapses. Consumer harm now costs Britain £71bn a year. Populists thrive in that vacuum. So how do we de-rig the market?
Substack: tinyurl.com/4vvxss54
When prices rise faster than wages & rip-offs go unpunished, trust collapses. Consumer harm now costs Britain £71bn a year. Populists thrive in that vacuum. So how do we de-rig the market?
Substack: tinyurl.com/4vvxss54
Huge news for families in Hodge Hill and Solihull North
The two-child benefit limit is being scrapped. That's 450,000 children lifted out of poverty by 2029.
For the 7th most deprived constituency in Britain, this investment in our children's futures is essential.
The two-child benefit limit is being scrapped. That's 450,000 children lifted out of poverty by 2029.
For the 7th most deprived constituency in Britain, this investment in our children's futures is essential.
February 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Huge news for families in Hodge Hill and Solihull North
The two-child benefit limit is being scrapped. That's 450,000 children lifted out of poverty by 2029.
For the 7th most deprived constituency in Britain, this investment in our children's futures is essential.
The two-child benefit limit is being scrapped. That's 450,000 children lifted out of poverty by 2029.
For the 7th most deprived constituency in Britain, this investment in our children's futures is essential.
The UK’s economic security regime is not fit for the future. The Government’s response to the Business and Trade Committee report falls short of addressing this challenge.
Only 4 of 25 recommendations accepted.
I raised this in the Commons yesterday because the stakes are too high to ignore:
Only 4 of 25 recommendations accepted.
I raised this in the Commons yesterday because the stakes are too high to ignore:
February 6, 2026 at 5:18 PM
The UK’s economic security regime is not fit for the future. The Government’s response to the Business and Trade Committee report falls short of addressing this challenge.
Only 4 of 25 recommendations accepted.
I raised this in the Commons yesterday because the stakes are too high to ignore:
Only 4 of 25 recommendations accepted.
I raised this in the Commons yesterday because the stakes are too high to ignore:
The two-child benefit limit is being scrapped. That's 450,000 children lifted out of poverty by 2029.
In Hodge Hill and Solihull North - where nearly half of kids are growing up in poverty - this matters.
Life happens - job losses, bereavements - our safety net needs to be there.
In Hodge Hill and Solihull North - where nearly half of kids are growing up in poverty - this matters.
Life happens - job losses, bereavements - our safety net needs to be there.
February 5, 2026 at 2:47 PM
The two-child benefit limit is being scrapped. That's 450,000 children lifted out of poverty by 2029.
In Hodge Hill and Solihull North - where nearly half of kids are growing up in poverty - this matters.
Life happens - job losses, bereavements - our safety net needs to be there.
In Hodge Hill and Solihull North - where nearly half of kids are growing up in poverty - this matters.
Life happens - job losses, bereavements - our safety net needs to be there.
Britain risks becoming "the weak link in Western economic security defences."
Our Committee's verdict: the Government accepted just 4 of 25 recommendations. Allies have raised serious concerns with us.
Economic security is not just a slogan.
Report: committees.parliament.uk/publications...
Our Committee's verdict: the Government accepted just 4 of 25 recommendations. Allies have raised serious concerns with us.
Economic security is not just a slogan.
Report: committees.parliament.uk/publications...
February 5, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Britain risks becoming "the weak link in Western economic security defences."
Our Committee's verdict: the Government accepted just 4 of 25 recommendations. Allies have raised serious concerns with us.
Economic security is not just a slogan.
Report: committees.parliament.uk/publications...
Our Committee's verdict: the Government accepted just 4 of 25 recommendations. Allies have raised serious concerns with us.
Economic security is not just a slogan.
Report: committees.parliament.uk/publications...
📣 Seven priorities. One mission: Britain's economic future.
Our Business and Trade Committee has just launched our agenda for the year ahead - shaped by hundreds of businesses, unions and consumer groups right across the country.
Full details: committees.parliament.uk/publications...
Our Business and Trade Committee has just launched our agenda for the year ahead - shaped by hundreds of businesses, unions and consumer groups right across the country.
Full details: committees.parliament.uk/publications...
committees.parliament.uk
February 3, 2026 at 7:13 PM
📣 Seven priorities. One mission: Britain's economic future.
Our Business and Trade Committee has just launched our agenda for the year ahead - shaped by hundreds of businesses, unions and consumer groups right across the country.
Full details: committees.parliament.uk/publications...
Our Business and Trade Committee has just launched our agenda for the year ahead - shaped by hundreds of businesses, unions and consumer groups right across the country.
Full details: committees.parliament.uk/publications...
Why does everything cost so much now?
But Britain’s cost-of-living crisis isn’t just about prices going up – it’s about standards breaking down.
So, what’s gone wrong?
The Business & Trade Committee is determined to get answers.
📺 Watch 3rd Feb, 2:45pm
parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
But Britain’s cost-of-living crisis isn’t just about prices going up – it’s about standards breaking down.
So, what’s gone wrong?
The Business & Trade Committee is determined to get answers.
📺 Watch 3rd Feb, 2:45pm
parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
February 2, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Why does everything cost so much now?
But Britain’s cost-of-living crisis isn’t just about prices going up – it’s about standards breaking down.
So, what’s gone wrong?
The Business & Trade Committee is determined to get answers.
📺 Watch 3rd Feb, 2:45pm
parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
But Britain’s cost-of-living crisis isn’t just about prices going up – it’s about standards breaking down.
So, what’s gone wrong?
The Business & Trade Committee is determined to get answers.
📺 Watch 3rd Feb, 2:45pm
parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
Reposted by Liam Byrne MP
Europe is reacting fast to the new world disorder. And Britain risks being frozen out, trapped in a deal from the past and the modesty of our ambitions. Here’s my personal reflections from a week in Paris, Brussels and Berlin. substack.com/@liambyrne/n...
February 1, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Europe is reacting fast to the new world disorder. And Britain risks being frozen out, trapped in a deal from the past and the modesty of our ambitions. Here’s my personal reflections from a week in Paris, Brussels and Berlin. substack.com/@liambyrne/n...
Europe is reacting fast to the new world disorder. And Britain risks being frozen out, trapped in a deal from the past and the modesty of our ambitions. Here’s my personal reflections from a week in Paris, Brussels and Berlin. substack.com/@liambyrne/n...
February 1, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Europe is reacting fast to the new world disorder. And Britain risks being frozen out, trapped in a deal from the past and the modesty of our ambitions. Here’s my personal reflections from a week in Paris, Brussels and Berlin. substack.com/@liambyrne/n...
When I speak to constituents, the message is clear: people want to feel safe and see officers on our streets.
This week's policing reforms deliver exactly that:
- Named neighbourhood officers
- Faster responses
- Less paperwork
- More patrols
Read more in my piece in the Solihull Observer:
This week's policing reforms deliver exactly that:
- Named neighbourhood officers
- Faster responses
- Less paperwork
- More patrols
Read more in my piece in the Solihull Observer:
January 30, 2026 at 1:22 PM
When I speak to constituents, the message is clear: people want to feel safe and see officers on our streets.
This week's policing reforms deliver exactly that:
- Named neighbourhood officers
- Faster responses
- Less paperwork
- More patrols
Read more in my piece in the Solihull Observer:
This week's policing reforms deliver exactly that:
- Named neighbourhood officers
- Faster responses
- Less paperwork
- More patrols
Read more in my piece in the Solihull Observer:
📢 Update on Pavement Parking
Following up on the pavement parking video I shared earlier this week, I’ve now received a written response from the Transport Minister, Lillian Greenwood MP, which you can read here:
Following up on the pavement parking video I shared earlier this week, I’ve now received a written response from the Transport Minister, Lillian Greenwood MP, which you can read here:
January 29, 2026 at 12:23 PM
📢 Update on Pavement Parking
Following up on the pavement parking video I shared earlier this week, I’ve now received a written response from the Transport Minister, Lillian Greenwood MP, which you can read here:
Following up on the pavement parking video I shared earlier this week, I’ve now received a written response from the Transport Minister, Lillian Greenwood MP, which you can read here:
Good to spend time last week with Masud Gharahkhani, President of the Norwegian Parliament, and a cross-party delegation.
We discussed the key issues of green energy, trade and how the EU’s internal market is shifting - a practical conversation about shared challenges.
We discussed the key issues of green energy, trade and how the EU’s internal market is shifting - a practical conversation about shared challenges.
January 28, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Good to spend time last week with Masud Gharahkhani, President of the Norwegian Parliament, and a cross-party delegation.
We discussed the key issues of green energy, trade and how the EU’s internal market is shifting - a practical conversation about shared challenges.
We discussed the key issues of green energy, trade and how the EU’s internal market is shifting - a practical conversation about shared challenges.
As Keir Starmer arrives in Beijing, here’s a few thoughts - and warnings - about where the UK-China relationship goes next…. open.substack.com/pub/liambyrn...
January 27, 2026 at 5:09 PM
As Keir Starmer arrives in Beijing, here’s a few thoughts - and warnings - about where the UK-China relationship goes next…. open.substack.com/pub/liambyrn...
Great to speak to BBC R4 on trade deals, tariffs and the Business and Trade Committee report on the UK-India Trade Agreement. We discussed how China and the US are using trade as a weapon of coercion and how Brexit has cost our economy £180 billion.
Listen from 13:00
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Listen from 13:00
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Today in Parliament - 26/01/2026 - BBC Sounds
Mandy Baker reports as the home secretary announces a policing revolution.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Great to speak to BBC R4 on trade deals, tariffs and the Business and Trade Committee report on the UK-India Trade Agreement. We discussed how China and the US are using trade as a weapon of coercion and how Brexit has cost our economy £180 billion.
Listen from 13:00
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Listen from 13:00
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Today, on Holocaust Memorial Day, let us honour, reflect & act for peace.
Let us remember the six million Jewish men, women & children who were murdered, & the millions more murdered under Nazi persecution.
Let us commemorate the persecuted populations of Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia & Darfur.
Let us remember the six million Jewish men, women & children who were murdered, & the millions more murdered under Nazi persecution.
Let us commemorate the persecuted populations of Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia & Darfur.
January 27, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Today, on Holocaust Memorial Day, let us honour, reflect & act for peace.
Let us remember the six million Jewish men, women & children who were murdered, & the millions more murdered under Nazi persecution.
Let us commemorate the persecuted populations of Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia & Darfur.
Let us remember the six million Jewish men, women & children who were murdered, & the millions more murdered under Nazi persecution.
Let us commemorate the persecuted populations of Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia & Darfur.
President Trump’s Greenland stunt grabbed headlines - but it distracted from a bigger danger. Russia’s war economy is still thriving. Here are five urgent ways to strengthen sanctions, shut oil loopholes, target the shadow fleet and crack down on crypto laundering.
youtu.be/wXh2yF7qrXc?...
youtu.be/wXh2yF7qrXc?...
Why Sanctions Aren’t Stopping Russia (Yet)
President Trump’s Greenland stunt grabbed headlines - but it distracted from a bigger danger. Russia’s war economy is still thriving. Here are five urgent ways to strengthen sanctions, shut oil…
buff.ly
January 26, 2026 at 2:17 PM
President Trump’s Greenland stunt grabbed headlines - but it distracted from a bigger danger. Russia’s war economy is still thriving. Here are five urgent ways to strengthen sanctions, shut oil loopholes, target the shadow fleet and crack down on crypto laundering.
youtu.be/wXh2yF7qrXc?...
youtu.be/wXh2yF7qrXc?...
Excellent to sit down with our brilliant Mayor of the West Midlands, Richard Parker, to talk through next steps for the East Birmingham Development Corporation. It’s the key to redeveloping sites, training local workers, building the new tram links to the new Blues ground - and creating local jobs.
January 26, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Excellent to sit down with our brilliant Mayor of the West Midlands, Richard Parker, to talk through next steps for the East Birmingham Development Corporation. It’s the key to redeveloping sites, training local workers, building the new tram links to the new Blues ground - and creating local jobs.
As the PM & his team ready to visit China, here’s my speech on why a new, hard headed UK-China strategy is now essential: open.substack.com/pub/liambyrn...
January 24, 2026 at 5:36 PM
As the PM & his team ready to visit China, here’s my speech on why a new, hard headed UK-China strategy is now essential: open.substack.com/pub/liambyrn...