Peter Kyle

Peter Kyle (born 9 September 1970) is a British Labour Party politician and former charity sector executive. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hove since the May 2015 general election.[1] Since April 2020, he has served as the Shadow Minister for Victims and Youth Justice.[2]

For the Scottish footballer, see Peter Kyle (footballer).

Peter Kyle

MP
Kyle in 2020
Shadow Minister for Victims and Youth Justice
Assumed office
9 April 2020
LeaderKeir Starmer
Member of Parliament
for Hove
Assumed office
7 May 2015
Preceded byMike Weatherley
Majority17,044 (30.2%)
Personal details
Born (1970-09-09) 9 September 1970
West Sussex, United Kingdom
Political partyLabour
Alma materUniversity of Sussex
Websitewww.peterkyle.co.uk

Early life and career

Kyle grew up in West Sussex and moved to Brighton and Hove in 1996. He later gained a doctorate in community development from the University of Sussex. In 2006, he became a Cabinet Office special advisor focusing on social exclusion policy.

He worked as an aid worker in Eastern Europe and the Balkans helping young people whose lives had been affected by the political instability created by war.[3]

From 2007 to 2013, he was deputy chief executive of ACEVO. In 2013, he became chief executive of Working for Youth, a newly formed charity focusing on helping unemployed youth.[4]

Parliamentary career

In the 2015 election, Kyle was elected with a majority of 1,236, increasing that to 18,757 in the 2017 election and holding the seat in 2019 with a slightly reduced majority of 17,044.[5]

Positions and votes

He sits on the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee where he questioned Mike Ashley, boss of Sports Direct, over poor working practices in his warehouses. Ashley accused Kyle of making "defamatory comments" against him and called for the MP to stand down from the committee.[6]

He is the co-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Southern Rail.

Kyle campaigned for remain during the EU membership referendum, 2016. In June 2018, he said "Brexit is a big deal but it's not a done deal".[7] In March 2019,[8] alongside fellow Labour MP Phil Wilson, Kyle put forward an amendment to Theresa May's Brexit Withdrawal Agreement. Dubbed the "Kyle-Wilson" amendment, it aimed to pass the Withdrawal Agreement Bill on the condition that the deal on offer would go back to the British people through a confirmatory vote.[9] Whilst failing to pass twice in the House of Commons, it came closest to a majority; only 12 votes short on its second attempt.[10] Both Kyle and Wilson signalled that they would bring back the amendment if Boris Johnson was to return with a Brexit deal in October 2019.[11]

In September 2020, Kyle was appointed a vice-chair of Labour Friends of Israel.[12]

Other views

Kyle backed Liz Kendall in the 2015 Labour leadership election.[13] He supported Owen Smith in the failed attempt to replace Jeremy Corbyn in the 2016 Labour Party leadership election.[14]

Kyle has championed apprenticeships,[15] pledging to create 1,000 apprenticeships in 1,000 days in co-operation with the council and via the creation of a Greater Brighton Employer Skills Task Force.[16]

Peter Kyle has called for the voting age to be lowered to 16 and put forward his own bill on the subject in 2017.[17]

Kyle endorsed Jess Phillips in the 2020 Labour Party leadership election.[18]

Personal life

He was chair of governors of Brighton Aldridge Community Academy.[19][20]

Kyle has dyslexia.[21]

In 2016, Kyle posed with other LGBT members of commons as he is gay.[22][23]

References
  1. "Hove parliamentary constituency – Election 2015 – BBC News". BBC News. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  2. Rogers, Sienna. "Shadow ministers appointed as Starmer completes frontbench". LabourList. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  3. "Brighton and Hove News » Hove MP shares his experience of working in aid camps in Commons debate". brightonandhovenews.org. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  4. Ainsworth, David (5 August 2013). "Peter Kyle to leave Acevo later this year". Third Sector. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  5. "Hove parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  6. Armstrong, Ashley (23 May 2016). "Mike Ashley: MP must resign from Sports Direct inquiry". The Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  7. "Peter Kyle: Brexit is a big deal – but it is not a done deal". LabourList. 25 June 2018.
  8. "What is the Kyle-Wilson amendment that could deliver a fresh Brexit referendum?". The Independent. 2 March 2019.
  9. Kyle, Wilson, Peter, Phil (17 March 2019). "Only our Compromise can Break the Brexit Impasse". The Guardian.
  10. "Peter Kyle's motion E (Confirmatory public vote)". Commons Votes. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  11. Fraser, Tali (21 September 2019). "Labour MPs vow to revive Commons push for a second referendum in bid to end Brexit 'crisis'". Politics Home.
  12. Harpin, Lee (9 September 2020). "Labour Friends of Israel announces six new vice-chairs". The jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  13. "Jeremy Corbyn would be an "electoral disaster" for the Labour party says Hove MP". The Argus. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  14. "Full list of MPs and MEPs backing challenger Owen Smith". LabourList. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  15. "Peter Kyle: Championing apprenticeships in Hove and Portslade - Brighton & Hove Independent". brightonandhoveindependent.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  16. "1,000 Apprenticeships | Brighton & Hove City Council". brighton-hove.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  17. Kyle, Peter. "Representation of the People (Young People's Enfranchisement) Bill 2017-19". Parliament UK.
  18. "Peter Kyle on Twitter: "Jess... can count on my nomination"". Twitter. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  19. website, Brighton Aldridge Community Academy. "Brighton Aldridge Community Academy - Section 13 - Governors' Information and Duties". www.baca-uk.org.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  20. le Duc, Frank (12 July 2017). "MP steps down as chair of governors at Brighton school". Brighton and Hove News. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  21. "MP with dyslexia hits back at 'spelling police'". 28 October 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  22. Ben Riley-Smith (14 May 2015). "Commons has more gay MPs than any other parliament in the world". Daily Telegraph.
  23. Leftly, Mark (20 February 2016). "Gay MPs: The photograph that shows Westminster's attitude towards LGBT politicians is changing". The Independent. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Mike Weatherley		 Member of Parliament
for Hove
2015–present		 Incumbent
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