Peter Kyle: The making of a maverick minister
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🗓️ 1 August 2025
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
In an interview with Sky News, the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology caused controversy by suggesting Mr Farage was "on the side" of sexual predators like Jimmy Savile because of his opposition to the Online Safety Act.
Mr Farage described the comment as "disgusting " and demanded an apology.
But in a post on X, Mr Kyle went further, stating: "If you want to overturn the Online Safety Act you are on the side of predators. It is as simple as that."
So, who is the man behind the politician? Peter Kyle's meteoric rise through the Labour ranks has come despite a life-long struggle with dyslexia, as well as dealing with the grief of the unexpected death of his partner.
Niall Paterson speaks to chief political correspondent, Jon Craig, and the former Labour cabinet minister, Baroness Armstrong – who gave Mr Kyle his first job in politics.
Producer: Emily Hulme
Editor: Mike Bovill
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| 0:02.0 | Just voice-noting you because I'm so busy. |
| 0:05.0 | I can't even type right now. |
| 0:06.8 | I'm working on that big presentation for my new launch. |
| 0:10.3 | I'm making it on Canva Mobile like you suggested. |
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| 0:16.6 | So it's a bit noisy, babe's mabts is going off. |
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| 0:23.5 | so you can see what I mean. |
| 0:25.1 | Yeah, madame. |
| 0:26.0 | Got to go, hon. |
| 0:27.3 | Thanks for introducing me to Canva. |
| 0:29.3 | Love you. |
| 0:30.0 | We all love a good meal, |
| 0:32.1 | but there's no feeling quite like cooking one. |
| 0:34.4 | Whether it's everyone at yours for a Sunday roast |
| 0:36.5 | or after-school sausage and mash. |
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| 0:58.6 | Ah, Bisto. Coming up on the daily with Meneo Patterson, he's the special advisor turned cabinet |
| 1:04.0 | minister who this week accused Nigel Farage of being on the side of Jimmy Saville. So, who is |
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