Peter Kyle

Peter Kyle, elected for Hove and Portslade, is in the longest serving 25% of MPs and among the longest serving 25% of Labour (Co-op) MPs, having been first elected in May 2015. He holds the current government post of President of the Board of Trade. His voting participation stands at 44% with 274 votes cast from 627 eligible divisions, placing him in the bottom 10% of MPs by voting participation and the bottom 10% of Labour (Co-op) MPs by votes cast; low voting participation is conventional for ministers. He has made 653 contributions across 89 debates from 12,880 eligible debates, placing him in the bottom 25% of MPs by debate participation, with his top debate topics being Trade & Industry, Economy & Finance, and Digital & AI, while his top voting topics are Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.

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PARLIAMENTARY RECORD

The Rt Hon Peter Kyle is the Labour MP for Hove and Portslade, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. He currently holds the Government posts of Secretary of State for Business and Trade, and President of the Board of Trade.