Latest news on Jonathan Reynolds, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, covering UK industry and growth.
Jonathan Reynolds is a Labour politician and the Member of Parliament for Stalybridge and Hyde, appointed Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade following a cabinet reshuffle. The role brings together the former business and science departments under a single expanded brief.
Reynolds returns to the business portfolio he previously held, this time with responsibility for science and technology policy alongside trade and industrial strategy. Our feed tracks his statements, departmental announcements, and reaction from business groups and trade unions to the government's growth agenda.
Known for his links with employers and trade unions from his earlier tenure at the department, Reynolds is closely associated with efforts to position the UK as an attractive place for investment. His return to the role has been linked to the government's wider ambitions around industrial policy and reindustrialisation.
First elected to Parliament in 2010, Reynolds has held a series of senior shadow and government roles, including Chief Whip and Secretary of State for Business and Trade, alongside earlier shadow portfolios covering work and pensions and the Treasury.
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