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Every substantive Bluesky post by Liam Byrne, 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
@liambyrnemp.bsky.social
115posts
106substantive
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Voice score reflects the argumentative tone of the MP's own posts (critical vs supportive) — not what other people say about them. The "criticises" and "supports" lists below show who they're directing each tone at.

Most criticises
  • Government12
  • UK government7
Most supports
  • Andy Burnham10
  • Labour government8
  • Labour Party5
Top topics
  • Economy & Jobs (General)34 postsneutral
  • Other14 postsneutral
  • Defence & Security12 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
22 Jun 2026Economy & Jobs (General)measured“1/6 Ten years on from the Brexit vote and thirteen months after its first report into the UK’s “EU reset”, the Business & Trade Committee today finds that the initial stakeholder welcome for the Reset's ambition has been hit by concerns about delivery.”↗
21 Jun 2026Othermeasured“Labour won power in 2024 with an argument about the state we were in. Now we need a project for the world we're in Here’s this weeks long read on why this moment of transition is time for a comprehensive new national strategy ➡️ open.substack.com/pub/liambyrn...”↗
19 Jun 2026MP & Parliamentangry“For too many sub-postmasters, justice delayed has become justice denied. Years after this scandal was exposed, far too many people are still waiting for the redress they deserve. Read the full report: committees.parliament.uk/publications...”↗
19 Jun 2026Defence & Securitymeasured“I tabled questions to the Foreign Office about the unacceptable situation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Here’s the response I received: I’ll continue to press for the Government to maximise pressure to protect citizens on the ground.”↗
18 Jun 2026Technology & Digitalmeasured“Under 16s Social Media Ban - the right call.”↗
17 Jun 2026Economy & Jobs (General)measured“Ministers were right to introduce new steel tariffs to protect our steel-makers, but I’ve heard too much evidence that they’re not quite right. That’s why I’m calling on ministers to get the details sorted by the end of the month.”↗
17 Jun 2026Culture & Communitymeasured“2/3 But the book’s argument is only the start; we need the debate that follows. So come and join in - agree, disagree, push back. The case for democratic renewal only gets stronger when it's tested in a room full of people who care.”↗
17 Jun 2026Othermeasured“1/3 Next Thursday, I'm bringing the book home to Birmingham. 'Why Populists Are Winning' is about a feeling millions of people share - that the country stopped working for them. I wrote it to prove that anger has somewhere better to go than the populist right.”↗
16 Jun 2026Othermeasured“It’s time for the Government to act.”↗
16 Jun 2026MP & Parliamentcelebratory“Big week ahead. Come and join us! 👇 act.labour.org.uk/p/makerfield...”↗
16 Jun 2026MP & Parliamentcelebratory“Out on the doors in Makerfield! @andyburnhamgm.bsky.social is running a brilliant local campaign - all politics is hyper-local now, and it shows. It feels like most of the Labour movement is here to help! Thousands of volunteers, every corner of the party.”↗
16 Jun 2026Technology & Digitalmeasured“5/5 This is the question that matters: how do we capture the gains without paying the price? Watch live 👇 www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...”↗
16 Jun 2026Technology & Digitalmeasured“4/5 One striking fact: our micro businesses are using AI more than our small or mid-sized ones. What does that tell us? And what can we learn from it?”↗
16 Jun 2026Technology & Digitalmeasured“3/5 The benefits are real - for business, the NHS, local government. So are the risks. Error-ridden outputs. Invented references. Too much dependence on a handful of big platforms.”↗
16 Jun 2026Technology & Digitalmeasured“2/ 5Two years of evidence from hundreds of firms point to one worry: Britain is lagging in helping small business adopt AI. Other countries are moving faster. We risk losing the race for competitive edge before it's begun.”↗
16 Jun 2026Technology & Digitalmeasured“1/5 There's no escaping the hype around AI. But what do British businesses and workers really think? Today the Business and Trade Committee finds out. Live from 2.30pm.”↗
14 Jun 2026MP & Parliamentmeasured“Here’s this week’s Substack on what the battle for Makerfield teaches us about how to beat the populists ➡️ open.substack.com/pub/liambyrn...”↗
13 Jun 2026Economy & Jobs (General)measured“A year ago, Canada’s Liberals looked finished. Then Trump returned, tariffs loomed, and Mark Carney offered a simple answer: 🇨🇦 Canada Strong After a week in Canada, my conclusion is this: Labour needs a politics of national capability. Not a strongman. A strong country. Read: tinyurl.com/ehyxvzf9”↗
12 Jun 2026Educationcelebratory“Every week I meet young people full of talent, but too many don’t get the chance to make the most of it. Through the Youth Guarantee, we’re backing 300,000 placements in industry. Every young person deserves a fair shot. My latest for the Solihull Observer 👇”↗
12 Jun 2026Defence & Securitymeasured“Following the Business & Trade Committee's meetings in Canada with defence manufacturers, investors & finance partners, I've written to the PM asking why Britain isn't doing more to support the Canadian-led Defence Security Resilience Bank (DSRB) and boost investment in our defence industrial base.”↗
11 Jun 2026Economy & Jobs (General)measured“380,000 UK businesses need finance to grow. We have £3 trillion in pension assets and £264 billion in unused capital sitting idle. Our new Investing in the UK Economy report sets out how to connect them: publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5902/cm...”↗
9 Jun 2026Economy & Jobs (General)measured“A year's work. Scores of recommendations. The start of a national debate we badly need to have. Read the report, Investing in the UK economy, here: committees.parliament.uk/publications...”↗
9 Jun 2026Economy & Jobs (General)measured“If we want the highest growth in the G7, we need the best system in the G7 for turning savings into investment & ideas into world-leading companies.”↗
9 Jun 2026Economy & Jobs (General)measured“£3 trillion sits in our pension funds. £264 billion in undeployed capital. Yet 380,000 firms still can't get the finance they need to grow. We've exported our savings, sold our scale-ups, and watched other countries reap the rewards.”↗
9 Jun 2026Economy & Jobs (General)measured“Yesterday, at London Stock Exchange, the Business and Trade Committee launched our report on transforming access to finance for British business. The argument is simple. Britain is not short of money. We are short of the systems to put it to work.”↗
9 Jun 2026Economy & Jobs (General)measured“Third session of the Business and Trade Committee inquiry into China and the UK economy taking place this afternoon. Watch live here: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/... Read about the inquiry here: committees.parliament.uk/work/9660/ch...”↗
8 Jun 2026Defence & Securitymeasured“”↗
8 Jun 2026Defence & Securitymeasured“With almost 140 Labour colleagues, I've written to the Foreign Secretary calling for a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements. We are deeply concerned by the rise in violent settler attacks on Palestinians, and by the relentless settlement expansion that is forcing families off their land.”↗
8 Jun 2026Economy & Jobs (General)measured“This morning at the London Stock Exchange the Business & Trade Committee launched our new report on transforming access to finance for British business. Britain isn't short of money. We're short of the systems to put it to work. Read the report here: publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5902/cm...”↗
6 Jun 2026Economy & Jobs (General)measured“What can UK leaders learn from Mark Carney’s Canada Strong? • Turn danger into unity
• Diversify and combine
• Become indispensable
• Rebuild hard power
• Make net zero strengthen the nation
• Mobilise technology to help build the nation
• Deliver at speed This weeks substack: tinyurl.com/ehyxvzf9”↗
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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.