The Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP

Biography

Liz Kendall was Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology between 5 September 2025 and 20 July 2026.

She was previously Secretary of State for Work and Pensions between 5 July 2024 and 5 September 2025.

She was elected as the MP for Leicester West in May 2010.

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• Seven non-executive members appointed to Information Commission Board as chair recruitment launches
  • 15 July 2026
  • News story
• New social media curfews and crackdown on addictive features to better protect 16- and 17-year-olds online
  • 15 July 2026
  • Press release
• UK life sciences attracts £3bn investment, creating jobs and faster patient treatments
  • 09 July 2026
  • Press release
• Businesses across Britain sign up to Cyber Resilience Pledge as ministers urge firms to strengthen cyber defences
  • 07 July 2026
  • Press release
• Improved family leave and flexible working to signal step change in support for women researchers
  • 01 July 2026
  • Press release
• Pioneering projects to transform obesity care, backed by £85 million from government and industry
  • 27 June 2026
  • Press release
• Liz Kendall's statement on children and social media
  • 15 June 2026
  • Oral statement
• Social media to be banned for under-16s in landmark government move to give kids their childhood back
  • 15 June 2026
  • Press release
• June progress statement: letter from DSIT Secretary of State to Ofcom Chair and CEO
  • 15 June 2026
  • Correspondence
• Britain powers ahead on AI with billions of pounds of new investment and thousands of jobs secured as London Tech Week wraps up
  • 12 June 2026
  • Press release

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