Peter Kyle
Business Secretary who advocates for backing British technology companies.
Notable Quotes
"Now, what I don't want to do is be interventionist in a way that I'm just using the powers I have to block: what I do want to do is create the circumstances where they do not want to leave in the first place."View Story →
"I accept there are structural challenges to the way young people enter the workforce."View Story →
"I recognise the uncertainty the latest announcement from the US has created."View Story →
"I am laser-focused on protecting businesses and the British public and all options are on the table."View Story →
"I recognise the uncertainty the latest announcement from the US has created."View Story →
"the most significant services trade deal the UK has ever negotiated"View Story →
"British Steel now belongs to the British people, and our focus is on the future: stabilising the business, backing the communities that rely on it and building a sustainable, competitive and decarbonised steel sector for the years ahead."View Story →
"the government would need to cover the running costs 'for the immediate future'."View Story →
"But let me be really clear, there is an alternative here - that we let this business go bust."View Story →
"If that business disappears, we will lose the ability for primary steel production in our country, we will become entirely dependent on global supply."View Story →
"boost the resilience of our supply chains and protect critical UK sectors like food production, water and healthcare, as well as the jobs and communities that depend on these industries."View Story →
"The partnership would support Britain’s world-leading pharmaceutical sector while protecting high-skilled jobs."View Story →
"the partnership would support Britain’s world-leading pharmaceutical sector while protecting high-skilled jobs."View Story →
"A new supercomputer in Essex would be 'the largest UK sovereign AI datacentre' by the end of 2026."View Story →
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