MP for Hove and Portslade
Secretary of State for Business and Trade
“A Labour MP with a rising senior role in business and trade, notable for high attendance and several Brexit-related rebel votes.”
Peter Kyle is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Hove and Portslade, first elected in 2015. He currently serves as Secretary of State for Business and Trade and President of the Board of Trade (since September 2025), after earlier leading roles in science, innovation and technology and various shadow and committee positions. His career has focused on business, science and technology, and trade policy.
His voting record shows 100% party loyalty and 63% attendance, with 6 rebel votes. He sits at the centre-left of the spectrum (35/100). On policy, he generally backs Universal Credit and NHS funding, supports regulation of bus services and trade union powers, and tends to oppose stricter immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme, with mixed votes on VAT and transgender rights.
Declared financial interests include two shareholdings and one donation or loan related to MP activities.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 33%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
12 positions
Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Since Sept 2025
President of the Board of Trade
Since Sept 2025
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Sept 2023 - May 2024
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Nov 2021 - Sept 2023
Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill
Sept 2021 - Oct 2021
Shadow Minister (Education) (Schools)
May 2021 - Nov 2021
Shadow Minister (Justice)
Apr 2020 - May 2021
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Opposition Day Motion: Defence
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading
AYECourts and Tribunals Bill
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOCourts and Tribunals Bill
Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Government role · 5 Sept 2025
President of the Board of Trade
Government role · 5 Sept 2025
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Government role · 5 Jul 2024
Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Opposition role · 4 Sept 2023
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Opposition role · 29 Nov 2021
Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill
Parliamentary role · 22 Sept 2021
Shadow Minister (Education) (Schools)
Opposition role · 14 May 2021
Shadow Minister (Justice)
Opposition role · 10 Apr 2020
Business and Trade Committee
Parliamentary role · 2 Mar 2020
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
