MP for Hove and Portslade
Secretary of State for Business and Trade
“A party-loyal Labour MP who occasionally defies the party on EU-related votes and now leads the government's business and trade policy.”
Peter Kyle is a Labour and Co-operative MP for Hove and Portslade, first elected in 2015. Since September 2025 he has served as Secretary of State for Business and Trade and President of the Board of Trade. In Parliament he has held a range of roles focused on science, innovation and technology and chaired or worked on multiple Business and Trade committees throughout his career.
Kyle shows high party loyalty (100%) with attendance above the party average (61%). He has a small number of rebel votes (6) and sits around the centre-left (36/100). In key votes, he generally supports welfare and public services (Universal Credit, NHS funding) and business/worker protections (bus services regulation, trade union powers), while tending to oppose stricter immigration and asylum controls and taking mixed positions on VAT and transgender rights.
Declared financial interests include two shareholdings and one entry for donations or other support (including loans) related to his activities as an MP.
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: 34%
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.
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026
AYESteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
King's Speech Motion for an Address
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
NOPension Schemes Bill: Government Motion relating to Lords Reason 88X
AYECollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
Privilege
NOSecretary 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
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.
