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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rob Davies

Peter Kyle, the ‘tech bro’ minister charged with kickstarting UK growth

Peter Kyle arrives in Downing Street last Friday
Peter Kyle in Downing Street last Friday. He says the UK government must be ‘relentless’ in pursuing economic growth. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

When Peter Kyle begins a 7,000-mile flight from Washington to Beijing this week, Britain’s new business secretary could reflect on how far he has already come.

Kyle struggled at school due to dyslexia and left, in his own words, “without any usable” qualifications. He made it to university in his 20s after several failed attempts.

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