Labour has appointed Peter Kyle shadow secretary of state for science, innovation and technology in the UK Parliament.
In a reshuffle of the shadow Cabinet on 4 September, the Hove MP was named as the opposition counterpart to Michelle Donelan, who was named science secretary when the Cabinet-level role was created in February.
The shadow secretary position has remained unfilled since then, with Chi Onwurah continuing to take the shadow science minister role, which is fulfilled in Whitehall by the Conservatives’ George Freeman.
The backbencher Darren Jones had been tipped for the role for some months, but he has been named shadow chief secretary to the Treasury. Another contender was shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell – the only Labour shadow minister with a science degree – who has been made shadow leader of the House of Commons.
