Peter Kyle
editFollowing Labour's defeat in the 2019 general election, Kyle urged Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to resign, saying that the loss was not related to Labour's position on Brexit but rather to Corbyn's incompetent leadership.[1] Kyle subsequently endorsed Jess Phillips during the 2020 Labour Party leadership election.[2]
In September 2020, Kyle was appointed a vice-chair of Labour Friends of Israel.[3]
Frontbench career (2020-present)
editIn April 2020, he became the Shadow Minister for Victims and Youth Justice.[4] He has campaigned on the issue of 'sex for rent' and demanded a change to the law for landlords who engage in sexual exploitation of tenants.[5]
In February 2021,[6] Kyle presented a bill for victims to Parliament which had the aims of:
- Ensuring victims are read their rights at the same time as perpetrators
- Creating a register for people who run departments in the justice system which routinely ignore victims' rights
- Giving victims of persistent anti-social behaviour the same rights as victims of crimes
- Making the Victims' Commissioner independent of government and able to launch their own investigations.[7][8]
In the May 2021 Shadow Cabinet reshuffle, Kyle was promoted to succeed Wes Streeting as the Shadow Minister for Schools.[9] He was appointed to the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary in the November 2021 Shadow Cabinet reshuffle,[10] and was appointed to the newly created post of Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology follwowing a Shadow Cabinet reshuffle in September 2023.
- ^ Bullmore, Harry (14 December 2019). Peter Kyle urges Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to stand down. The Argus. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ "Peter Kyle on Twitter: "Jess... can count on my nomination"". Twitter. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ Harpin, Lee (9 September 2020). "Labour Friends of Israel announces six new vice-chairs". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ Rogers, Sienna (9 April 2020). "Shadow ministers appointed as Starmer completes frontbench". LabourList. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "Sex-For-Rent: Landlords named and shamed in newspaper sting". Landlord Today. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Victims of Crime and Anti-social Behaviour, Etc (Rights, Entitlements and Related Matters) - Tuesday 9 February 2021 - Hansard - UK Parliament". hansard.parliament.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Victims of Crime and Anti-social Behaviour, Etc (Rights, Entitlements and Related Matters) Bill 2019-21 — UK Parliament". services.parliament.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Victims of crimes 're-traumatised' by system". BBC News. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ Rodgers, Sienna (14 May 2021). "Reshuffle: Keir Starmer's new Labour frontbench in full". LabourList. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Peter Kyle profile: NI's new Shadow Secretary replacing Louise Haigh an advocate for dyslexia and EU supporter". belfasttelegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2021-12-12.