23 Facts About Peter Kyle

Peter Kyle was born on 9 September 1970 and grew up in West Sussex, where he was educated at Felpham Comprehensive School, near Bognor Regis.

In 2006, Peter Kyle became a Cabinet Office special adviser focusing on social exclusion policy.

Peter Kyle backed Liz Kendall in the 2015 Labour leadership election, and supported Owen Smith in the failed attempt to replace Jeremy Corbyn in the 2016 Labour leadership election.

In December 2015, Peter Kyle voted in favour of the United Kingdom carrying out targeted air strikes against Islamic State in Syria.

Peter Kyle was the subject of harassment and intimidation by anti-war activists who sent him a picture of a dead baby.

Peter Kyle sat on the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee between 2016 and 2020.

Peter Kyle campaigned for remaining in the European Union during the 2016 Brexit referendum.

Peter Kyle has championed apprenticeships, pledging in August 2016 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.

In May 2018 Peter Kyle called for the voting age to be lowered to 16 and put forward his own bill to this effect.

In March 2019, alongside fellow Labour MP Phil Wilson, Peter Kyle put forward an amendment to Theresa May's Brexit Withdrawal Agreement.

Alongside deputy leader of the Labour Party Tom Watson, Peter Kyle advocated for this position to become Labour policy.

Peter Kyle endorsed Jess Phillips in the 2020 Labour Party leadership election.

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

In 2014 Peter Kyle attended a party delegation to Israel and the Palestinian Territories along with Dame Tessa Jowell and others party figures.

In February 2021, Peter Kyle presented a bill for victims to Parliament which had the aims of:.

Peter Kyle was appointed Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary in the November 2021 British shadow cabinet reshuffle.

Peter Kyle was appointed as Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology in September 2023.

In November 2023, Peter Kyle outlined Labour policies to impose stricter regulations on general artificial intelligence research companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic with stronger requirements for reporting, data-sharing, and user safety.

In February 2024, Peter Kyle announced that Labour would scrap the existing voluntary testing agreement between technology companies and the British government, instead creating a statutory regime in which Artificial Intelligence businesses would be required to share with the government the results of their test data.

Peter Kyle claimed that this would enable the government to better understand the risks involved in AI and the challenges it could pose to different industries and society in general.

Peter Kyle has endorsed the use of artificial intelligence technology to improve public services, including in the National Health Service and British education system.

From 2016 to 2017 Peter Kyle was chair of governors of Brighton Aldridge Community Academy.

Peter Kyle was sworn of the Privy Council on 10 July 2024, entitling him to be styled "The Right Honourable" for life.