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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 11h

Bolton Council has been allocated £1.5m from the Pride of Place funding for High Streets. I'm pleased that communities will gain new powers to take over boarded-up shops, preserve local pubs or libraries, and clean up area eyesores. These powers will also help combat suspected money-laundering.

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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 1d

WE WANT OUR MONEY BACK

Letters have started arriving on doorsteps, warning suspected Covid cheats to pay up now or face the Covid fraud hit squad.

We're coming after you, Covid fraudsters.

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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 1d

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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 2d

It’s the little details that matter. And Kemi isn’t a details woman.

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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 4d

In September, I held two surgeries, one in Westhoughton by appointment and a pop-up at Asda. Most issues are handled via email; reach me at [email protected]. Pop-ups aren't advertised but are perfect for casual chats with constituents.

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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 4d

There’s no way Kevin Hollinrake should have accepted this hospitality.

You can’t rail against HMOs one day, then accept their entertainment the next.

Tory chair accepted £2k hospitality from developer of HMOs for asylum seekers

Exclusive: Kevin Hollinrake’s conference costs paid for by firm helping landlords convert homes for lucrative market

www.theguardian.com

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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 5d

Never forget the unforgivable squandering of taxpayers' money during the pandemic by the Tories and the deplorable attempt by those in the spotlight to now pretend they are the victims.

Michelle Mone told us ‘business isn’t easy’ during Covid. How are things now, your ladyship? | Marina Hyde

After a company she was linked to was ordered to repay £122m it made from pandemic deals, the baroness has embarked on a masterclass in victimhood, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

www.theguardian.com

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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 5d

We can’t let the Tories turn the tide on the UK’s climate leadership.

That’s why I put my name to this letter👇🏻

Luke Murphy MP @lukemurphy.bsky.social · 5d

For ~20yrs the Climate Change Act has powered clean growth & climate action

Proud to co-ordinate 124 MPs & Peers to urge the Conservatives, don’t scrap it

Turning climate leadership into a political football puts our economy, security & children’s future at risk

#ClimateAction

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Transparency International UK @transparencyuk.bsky.social · 7d

⚖️ "The 'VIP-lane' was one of the most egregious aspects of the way the former government went about procuring emergency supplies during the pandemic."

Our Chief Executive @danieljbruce.bsky.social spoke with @bbc5live.bsky.social to discuss today's High Court ruling against PPE Medpro.

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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 7d

Over the past few months I ran a survey asking you for your thought on the NHS. Thank you for providing your feedback and please view my response below:

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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 7d

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The UK deserves better than cronyism and wasted millions.

This isn’t a vendetta. It’s about truth, protecting public money and restoring trust in government. END

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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 7d

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The cavalier Tory approach during the pandemic is unforgivable. While my constituents in Bolton West struggled through lockdowns, £122m was wasted on unusable PPE Medpro gowns. That’s money that should have gone to NHS staff, local hospitals & vital services. It’s only the tip of the iceberg.

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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 7d

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But this is also about the Tory government that set up the VIP lane, later found unlawful, which let firms like PPE Medpro leapfrog normal checks.

@anticorruption.bsky.social found red flags for £15.3bn of Covid contracts, showing just how large the procurement risks were during the pandemic.

Corruption review finds 'red flags' in more than 130 Covid contracts

An anti-corruption charity finds significant concerns in £15.3bn worth of contracts awarded during the pandemic.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 7d

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Rachel Reeves says Michelle Mone should be kicked out of the House of Lords – too right.

Mone wouldn’t be missed: she's spoken in the chamber just five times since being made a peer by David Cameron ten years ago.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Mone 'should be kicked out of the Lords' for 'ripping off taxpayers'

Baroness Mone - who rose to fame as the creator of the Ultimo bra company - has been embroiled in controversy for years over the PPE equipment her husband Doug Barrowman's firm sold.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 7d

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Mone has complained about her and her husband being made the “poster couple” for PPE scandals

FACT: This isn’t about them. It’s about £122m of public money, failed PPE, and hidden profits during a national crisis.

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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 7d

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Mone claimed she only “helped open doors.”

FACT: On the very day PPE Medpro was incorporated, she referred it into the government’s VIP fast lane – a scheme used by Tory politicians for firms with political connections. Such firms were 10 times more likely to get contracts than others.

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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 7d

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Mone says she is being ‘scapegoated’.

FACT: The 25 million gowns PPE Medpro was contracted to supply failed UK sterility requirements and weren’t properly labelled. 103/140 gowns which were checked failed testing. Using them could have put NHS staff members' lives in danger.

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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 7d

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Mone previously said she did not benefit from Covid contracts.

FACT: She then admitted her husband secretly pocketed over £65m profit from 2 PPE Medpro contracts & she'd lied. Mone & her 3 children are beneficiaries of an offshore trust into which her husband transferred £29m from PPE profits.

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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 7d

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Mone says Rachel Reeves has a personal vendetta against her and her husband.

FACT: It was a High Court judge who ruled PPE Medpro breached its contract with the Department of Health. We are a country which respects the rule of law & this government will go after anyone who rips off taxpayers.

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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 7d

🧵on Michelle Mone and Covid contracts

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Former Tory peer Michelle Mone has called today’s ruling that PPE Medpro must give the taxpayer back £122m for supplying dodgy PPE an ‘establishment cover-up’. Utter nonsense.

Let’s ignore the rhetoric & look at the facts 👇

UK government wins £122m pandemic case against Michelle Mone-linked firm over faulty PPE

Trial heard 25m surgical gowns supplied by PPE Medpro to protect NHS staff were unusable and could ‘seriously harm or kill patients’

www.theguardian.com

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UK Anti-Corruption Coalition @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org · 7d

🚨🆕: Anti-Corruption Experts welcome Michelle Mone verdict — but call attention to the billions of taxpayer pounds still left to reclaim.

Read more from our experts: www.ukanticorruptioncoalition.org/work/release...

RELEASE: Anti-Corruption Experts welcome Michelle Mone verdict — but still billions left to reclaim. — UK Anti-Corruption Coalition

**For immediate release** Government must continue the fight to reclaim taxpayer money wasted during the pandemic, UK Anti-Corruption experts say. Wednesday 1 October 2025 — The UK Anti-Corr...

www.ukanticorruptioncoalition.org

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Marie Curie Policy & Public Affairs @mariecurieppa.bsky.social · 8d

Really pleased to be visited by @philbrickellmp.bsky.social at #LabourConference yesterday to talk about the need to fix end of life care - thank you for your support!

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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 7d

Welcome news last week on increasing sanctions enforcement capacity in Bermuda 👇🏻

www.gov.uk/government/n...

UK-Bermuda Joint Statement on Sanctions

UK-Bermuda Joint Statement on Sanctions: Minister for the Overseas Territories, and Premier of Bermuda

www.gov.uk

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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 7d

While most of the country were shut up at home, many not even able to say their goodbyes to loved ones, some saw a good opportunity to make some cash.

I'm proud that this Labour Government is clawing back money owed to the taxpayer after the Tory pandemic gold rush.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 7d

UK government wins £122m pandemic case against Michelle Mone-linked firm over faulty PPE

Trial heard 25m surgical gowns supplied by PPE Medpro to protect NHS staff were unusable and could ‘seriously harm or kill patients’ * VIP lanes and 25m faulty gowns: what PPE Medro trial reveals about Tory response to Covid The government has won its legal claim against a company linked to the Conservative peer Michelle Mone for the return of millions of pounds paid for personal protective equipment during the Covid pandemic. The Department of Health and Social Care sued the company, PPE Medpro, in December 2022, arguing that it had not complied with PPE laws to ensure that 25m surgical gowns it provided under a June 2020 government contract were sterile. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 8d

Keir Starmer attacks Nigel Farage and Reform UK:
I will take no more lectures from 'politicians who lied to this country, unleashed chaos, and walked after Brexit.'

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