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{{For|other people with similar names|Michael Kane (disambiguation){{!}}Michael Kane}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mike Kane
| name = Mike Kane
| image = Official portrait of Mike Kane MP crop 2.jpg
| image = Official portrait of Mike Kane MP crop 2.jpg
| caption = Official portrait, 2020
| caption = Official portrait, 2020
| honorific-suffix = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]]
| honorific-suffix = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]]
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| office1 = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] <br /> for [[Wythenshawe and Sale East (UK Parliament constituency)|Wythenshawe and Sale East]]
| office = [[Department for Transport|Shadow Minister for Aviation and Maritime]]
| leader = [[Keir Starmer]]
| predecessor1 = [[Paul Goggins]]
| predecessor = ''Office established''
| termstart1 = 13 February 2014
| successor =
| majority1 = 14,610 (37.3%)
| office2 = Member of [[Manchester City Council]]<br>for [[Northenden]]
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| term_start = 9 April 2020
| term_end =
| predecessor2 = Anne Carroll
| successor2 = Martin Eakins
| office1 = [[Department for Education|Shadow Minister for Schools]]
| leader1 = [[Jeremy Corbyn]]
| termstart2 = 2 May 1991
| predecessor1 = [[Nic Dakin]]
| termend2 = 1 May 2008
| successor1 = [[Margaret Greenwood]]
| term_start1 = 9 October 2016
| term_end1 = 9 April 2020
| office2 = [[Department for International Development|Shadow Minister for International Development]]
| leader2 = [[Jeremy Corbyn]]
| predecessor2 = [[Anas Sarwar]]
| successor2 = [[Imran Hussain (British politician)|Imran Hussein]]
| term_start2 = 18 September 2015
| term_end2 = 27 June 2016
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| office3 = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] <br /> for [[Wythenshawe and Sale East (UK Parliament constituency)|Wythenshawe and Sale East]]
| predecessor3 = [[Paul Goggins]]
| termstart3 = 13 February 2014
| majority3 = 10,396 (23.2%)
| successor3 =
| termend3 =
| birth_name = Michael Joseph Patrick Kane
| birth_name = Michael Joseph Patrick Kane
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1969|01|09}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1969|01|09}}
| party = [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| party = [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| alma_mater = [[Manchester Metropolitan University]]
| alma_mater = [[Manchester Metropolitan University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Postgraduate Certificate in Education|PGCE]])
| religion =
| website = {{Official website|www.mikekane.org}}
| website = {{Official website|www.mikekane.org}}
| office = [[Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport|Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Aviation, Maritime and Security]]
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| term_start = 9 July 2024
| primeminister = [[Keir Starmer]]
| predecessor = [[Byron Davies, Baron Davies of Gower|The Lord Davies of Gower]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Politician|teacher}}
| birth_place = [[Wythenshawe]], [[Manchester]], England
| spouse = {{marriage|Sandra Bracegirdle|1996}}
}}
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'''Michael Joseph Patrick Kane''' (born 9 January 1969) is a [[Labour Party (UK)|British Labour Party]] politician who has been the [[Member of Parliament (UK)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Wythenshawe and Sale East (UK Parliament constituency)|Wythenshawe and Sale East]] since February 2014. He won the seat in the [[2014 Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election|2014 by-election]], which was held following the death of [[Paul Goggins]].
'''Michael Joseph Patrick Kane''' (born 9 January 1969) is a British politician who has served as a [[Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport]] since July 2024. A member of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], Kane has served as [[Member of Parliament (UK)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Wythenshawe and Sale East (UK Parliament constituency)|Wythenshawe and Sale East]] since [[2014 Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election|2014]].


==Early life==
==Early life and career==
Kane is the son of Joseph and Kathleen (née McGirl) Kane, [[Irish immigration to Britain|Irish immigrants]] who migrated separately to [[Manchester]] in 1955.<ref name="Irish Times"/>
Michael Kane was born on 9 January 1969 in [[Wythenshawe]]. He was born to Joseph and Kathleen (née McGirl) Kane, both [[Irish immigration to Britain|Irish immigrants]] who migrated separately to [[Manchester]] in 1955.<ref name="Irish Times">{{cite news |last=Hennessy |first=Mark |date=10 February 2014 |title=Son of Irish immigrants looks set to take seat for Labour |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/uk/son-of-irish-immigrants-looks-set-to-take-seat-for-labour-1.1685451?page=1 |access-date=14 February 2014 |newspaper=The Irish Times}}</ref>


He attended St Aidan's Primary School in Northern Moor; he moved on to St Paul's RC High School in Newall Green before studying for his A Levels at [[Loreto College, Manchester|Loreto College, Hulme, Manchester]].<ref name="MEN - Labour win Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election">{{cite news|last=Williams|first=Jennifer|title=Labour win Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/labour-by-election-win-wythenshawe-sale-6708295|access-date=14 February 2014|newspaper=Manchester Evening News|date=14 February 2014}}</ref> He graduated from [[Manchester Metropolitan University]] with a BA in Social Sciences in 1997 and a PGCE in 1999.<ref>{{Who's Who | surname = KANE | othernames = Michael Joseph Patrick | id = U280348 | volume = 2017 | edition = online}} {{subscription required}}</ref>
He attended St Aidan's Primary School in Northern Moor, moving on to St Paul's RC High School in Newall Green before studying for his A Levels at [[Loreto College, Manchester|Loreto College, Hulme, Manchester]].<ref name="MEN - Labour win Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election">{{cite news|last=Williams|first=Jennifer|title=Labour win Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/labour-by-election-win-wythenshawe-sale-6708295|access-date=14 February 2014|newspaper=Manchester Evening News|date=14 February 2014}}</ref> He graduated from [[Manchester Metropolitan University]] with a BA in Social Sciences in 1997 and a PGCE in 1999.<ref>{{Who's Who | title=KANE, Michael Joseph Patrick | id = U280348 | volume = 2017 | edition = online}}</ref>


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After university, Kane was a primary school teacher at Springfield Primary School in [[Sale, Greater Manchester|Sale]].<ref name="Irish Times" /><ref name="Guardian - Wythenshawe and Sale East byelection: what to expect on Thursday">{{cite news |last=Perraudin |first=Frances |date=10 February 2014 |title=Wythenshawe and Sale East byelection: what to expect on Thursday |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2014/feb/10/wythenshawe-and-sale-east-byelection |access-date=14 February 2014 |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>
==Career==
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Kane was a primary school teacher, at [[Springfield Primary School]], [[Sale, Greater Manchester|Sale]], before working in politics.<ref name="Irish Times">{{cite news|last=Hennessy|first=Mark|title=Son of Irish immigrants looks set to take seat for Labour|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/uk/son-of-irish-immigrants-looks-set-to-take-seat-for-labour-1.1685451?page=1|access-date=14 February 2014|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=10 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="Guardian - Wythenshawe and Sale East byelection: what to expect on Thursday">{{cite news|last=Perraudin|first=Frances|title=Wythenshawe and Sale East byelection: what to expect on Thursday|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2014/feb/10/wythenshawe-and-sale-east-byelection|access-date=14 February 2014|newspaper=The Guardian|date=10 February 2014}}</ref> He has self confessed to be a [[Blairism|"blairite"]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2017-02-07|title=Profile: Mike Kane, MP, Shadow schools minister|url=https://schoolsweek.co.uk/mike-kane-mp-shadow-schools-minister/|access-date=2022-01-27|website=schoolsweek.co.uk|language=en-GB}}</ref>


===Political career===
==Political career==
Kane joined the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] at 18.<ref name="Guardian - Wythenshawe and Sale East byelection: what to expect on Thursday" /> He has described himself as a [[Blairism|"Blairite"]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2017-02-07 |title=Profile: Mike Kane, MP, Shadow schools minister |url=https://schoolsweek.co.uk/mike-kane-mp-shadow-schools-minister/ |access-date=2022-01-27 |website=schoolsweek.co.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref>
Kane joined the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] at 18.<ref name="Guardian - Wythenshawe and Sale East byelection: what to expect on Thursday" /> In 1991 he was elected to [[Manchester City Council]] in [[Northenden]] ward, gaining his seat from the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]] (the sitting councillor stood as an [[Independent Conservative]] against her replacement, but Kane had more votes than both put together).<ref>Colin Rallings, Michael Thrasher, "Local Elections Handbook 1991", Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, 1991, p. 29.</ref> He was re-elected in 1995, 1999 and 2003 but lost in 2004 to the Liberal Democrats on new ward boundaries.<ref>Colin Rallings, Michael Thrasher, "Local Elections Handbook 2004", Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, 2004, p. 52.</ref> Kane was appointed Executive Member for Arts and Leisure in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manchester.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/2866/july_august_07_edition_of_culture_news|title=Culture News|publisher=Manchester City Council|date=July–August 2007|page=1}}</ref>


When his seat came up for re-election in 2008, he was defeated by eight votes, losing to the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]] candidate.<ref>Colin Rallings, Michael Thrasher, "Local Elections Handbook 2008", Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, 2008, p. 44.</ref>
In 1991 he was elected to [[Manchester City Council]] in [[Northenden]] ward, gaining his seat from the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]] (the sitting councillor stood as an [[Independent Conservative]] against her replacement, but Kane had more votes than both put together).<ref>Colin Rallings, Michael Thrasher, "Local Elections Handbook 1991", Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, 1991, p. 29.</ref> He was re-elected in 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2004.<ref>Colin Rallings, Michael Thrasher, "Local Elections Handbook 2004", Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, 2004, p. 52.</ref> Kane was appointed Executive Member for Arts and Leisure in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |date=July–August 2007 |title=Culture News |url=http://www.manchester.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/2866/july_august_07_edition_of_culture_news |publisher=Manchester City Council |page=1}}</ref> When his was up for re-election in 2008, he was defeated by eight votes, losing to the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]] candidate.<ref>Colin Rallings, Michael Thrasher, "Local Elections Handbook 2008", Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, 2008, p. 44.</ref>


Kane worked behind the scenes for several politicians, including as [[office manager]] for [[Jonathan Reynolds]], MP for [[Stalybridge and Hyde (UK Parliament constituency)|Stalybridge and Hyde]]. He was also a [[parliamentary assistant]] to Reynolds and [[James Purnell]], the previous MP for Stalybridge and Hyde.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kane makes local connections count as he cruises to victory|url=http://labour-uncut.co.uk/tag/mike-kane|publisher=Labor uncut|access-date=14 February 2014}}</ref> He worked for [[Tameside#Council|Tameside Council]] as a Senior Executive Assistant based in the council leader's office.<ref name="TPA - Tameside's jobs for the boys">{{cite web|last=Billington|first=Liam|title=Tameside's jobs for the boys|url=http://www.taxpayersalliance.com/grassroots/2011/06/tamesides-jobs-boys.html|publisher=The TaxPayers' Alliance|access-date=14 February 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222065040/http://www.taxpayersalliance.com/grassroots/2011/06/tamesides-jobs-boys.html|archive-date=22 February 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Kane backed [[David Miliband]] in the [[2010 Labour Party (UK) leadership election|2010 Labour leadership election]].<ref name="Telegraph - Labour's Wythenshawe and Sale East candidate wanted David Miliband to be leader">{{cite news|last=Hope|first=Christopher|title=Labour's Wythenshawe and Sale East candidate wanted David Miliband to be leader|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/ed-miliband/10618989/Labours-Wythenshawe-and-Sale-East-candidate-wanted-David-Miliband-to-be-leader.html|access-date=14 February 2014|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=5 February 2014}}</ref>


Kane worked behind the scenes for several politicians, including as [[office manager]] for [[Jonathan Reynolds]], MP for [[Stalybridge and Hyde (UK Parliament constituency)|Stalybridge and Hyde]]. He was also a [[parliamentary assistant]] to Reynolds and [[James Purnell]], the previous MP for Stalybridge and Hyde.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kane makes local connections count as he cruises to victory|url=http://labour-uncut.co.uk/tag/mike-kane|publisher=Labor uncut|access-date=14 February 2014}}</ref> He worked for [[Tameside#Council|Tameside Council]] as a Senior Executive Assistant based in the council leader's office.<ref name="TPA - Tameside's jobs for the boys">{{cite web|last=Billington|first=Liam|title=Tameside's jobs for the boys|url=http://www.taxpayersalliance.com/grassroots/2011/06/tamesides-jobs-boys.html|publisher=The TaxPayers' Alliance|access-date=14 February 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222065040/http://www.taxpayersalliance.com/grassroots/2011/06/tamesides-jobs-boys.html|archive-date=22 February 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In July 2013 Kane became the acting chief executive of Movement for Change, an organisation set up by David Miliband to run local political campaigns and train organisers.<ref name=telegraph-20140213>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10636228/David-Miliband-organisation-run-by-Labours-candidate-in-Wythenshawe-and-Sale-East-fined-over-unlawful-donations.html |title=David Miliband organisation run by Labour's candidate in Wythenshawe and Sale East fined over unlawful donations |author=Christopher Hope, Matthew Holehouse |newspaper=Daily Telegraph |date=13 February 2014 |access-date=4 December 2015}}</ref>
In July 2013, Kane became the acting chief executive of Movement for Change, an organisation set up by [[David Miliband]] to run local political campaigns and train organisers.<ref name="telegraph-20140213">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10636228/David-Miliband-organisation-run-by-Labours-candidate-in-Wythenshawe-and-Sale-East-fined-over-unlawful-donations.html |title=David Miliband organisation run by Labour's candidate in Wythenshawe and Sale East fined over unlawful donations |author=Christopher Hope, Matthew Holehouse |newspaper=Daily Telegraph |date=13 February 2014 |access-date=4 December 2015}}</ref> Kane had backed David Miliband in the [[2010 Labour Party (UK) leadership election|2010 Labour leadership election]].<ref name="Telegraph - Labour's Wythenshawe and Sale East candidate wanted David Miliband to be leader">{{cite news |last=Hope |first=Christopher |date=5 February 2014 |title=Labour's Wythenshawe and Sale East candidate wanted David Miliband to be leader |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/ed-miliband/10618989/Labours-Wythenshawe-and-Sale-East-candidate-wanted-David-Miliband-to-be-leader.html |access-date=14 February 2014 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref>


== Parliamentary career ==
On 24 January 2014, he was selected as the Labour candidate for the [[2014 Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election|Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election]].<ref name="MEN - Labour choose ex-councillor Michael Kane to defend the late Paul Goggins' Wythenshawe and Sale East seat in by-election">{{cite news|last=Williams|first=Jennifer|title=Labour choose ex-councillor Michael Kane to defend the late Paul Goggins' Wythenshawe and Sale East seat in by-election|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/labour-choose-ex-councillor-defend-late-6590973|access-date=14 February 2014|newspaper=Manchester Evening News|date=24 January 2014}}</ref> He was subsequently elected Member of Parliament for [[Wythenshawe and Sale East (UK Parliament constituency)|Wythenshawe and Sale East]] with 13,261 votes.<ref name="Guardian - Labour wins Wythenshawe and Sale East byelection with Ukip second">{{cite news|last=Wintour|first=Patrick|title=Labour wins Wythenshawe and Sale East byelection with Ukip second|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/feb/14/wythenshawe-byelection-labour-win-reduced-turnout|access-date=14 February 2014|newspaper=The Guardian|date=14 February 2014}}</ref>
On 24 January 2014, Kane was selected as the Labour candidate for the [[2014 Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election]].<ref name="MEN - Labour choose ex-councillor Michael Kane to defend the late Paul Goggins' Wythenshawe and Sale East seat in by-election">{{cite news|last=Williams|first=Jennifer|title=Labour choose ex-councillor Michael Kane to defend the late Paul Goggins' Wythenshawe and Sale East seat in by-election|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/labour-choose-ex-councillor-defend-late-6590973|access-date=14 February 2014|newspaper=Manchester Evening News|date=24 January 2014}}</ref> He was elected as MP for [[Wythenshawe and Sale East (UK Parliament constituency)|Wythenshawe and Sale East]] with 55.3% of the vote and a majority of 8,960.<ref name="Guardian - Labour wins Wythenshawe and Sale East byelection with Ukip second">{{cite news|last=Wintour|first=Patrick|title=Labour wins Wythenshawe and Sale East byelection with Ukip second|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/feb/14/wythenshawe-byelection-labour-win-reduced-turnout|access-date=14 February 2014|newspaper=The Guardian|date=14 February 2014}}</ref>


Whilst he did nominate Liz Kendall,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-07-21 |title=Liz Kendall – The Labour Party |url=http://www.labour.org.uk/leadership/detail/liz-kendall |access-date=2022-01-27 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721184413/http://www.labour.org.uk/leadership/detail/liz-kendall |archive-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> he then supported [[Owen Smith]] in the failed attempt to replace [[Jeremy Corbyn]] in the [[2016 Labour Party (UK) leadership election]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://labourlist.org/2016/07/which-mps-and-meps-have-nominated-owen-smith/|title=Full list of MPs and MEPs backing challenger Owen Smith|date=2016-07-21|website=LabourList|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref>
At the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 general election]], Kane was re-elected as MP for Wythenshawe and Sale East with a decreased vote share of 50.1% and a decreased majority of 10,569.<ref name="electoralcalculus">{{cite web |title=Election Data 2015 |url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt |archive-date=17 October 2015 |access-date=17 October 2015 |publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]}}</ref><ref name="2015 result">{{cite news |title=Wythenshawe & Sale East |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14001059 |access-date=11 May 2015 |work=BBC News}}</ref> Whilst he did nominate Liz Kendall,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-07-21 |title=Liz Kendall – The Labour Party |url=http://www.labour.org.uk/leadership/detail/liz-kendall |access-date=2022-01-27 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721184413/http://www.labour.org.uk/leadership/detail/liz-kendall |archive-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Kane then supported [[Owen Smith]] in the failed attempt to replace [[Jeremy Corbyn]] in the [[2016 Labour Party (UK) leadership election]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://labourlist.org/2016/07/which-mps-and-meps-have-nominated-owen-smith/|title=Full list of MPs and MEPs backing challenger Owen Smith|date=2016-07-21|website=LabourList|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref> In October 2016, Labour leader [[Jeremy Corbyn]] appointed Kane to the [[Shadow Cabinet of Jeremy Corbyn|Shadow Cabinet]] as Shadow Minister for Education with responsibility for Schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://schoolsweek.co.uk/labour-reshuffle-rayner-stays-mike-kane-becomes-shadow-schools-minster/|title=Meet Labour's new education team|date=10 October 2016}}</ref>


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In February 2017, he posed how education could be improved by making schools more democratic and accountable to parents - ''"to coin a phrase, we need to give them back some control"''. When it comes to the administration in education, he added ''"...we can’t have 24,000 schools run from the Department for Education...the schools commissioner regions are too large. Wilshaw [Sir Michael, the former Ofsted chief inspector] said that politicians should be involved in raising standards in schools. But how can they do that? They have no formal powers..."''. On the topic of local powers to help the issue, ''"The new mayors of Greater Manchester, Greater Merseyside, Birmingham, will have no input at all. If the regional schools commissioners came under their remit, then mayors would be directly accountable for helping to raise standards. I see that as a way forward".''<ref name=":0" /> When asked about his favourite education secretary, Kane bluntly said why it was [[David Blunkett]]: ''"He went through the system. He went to night school. He got the idea of pulling yourself up by your bootstraps with some support from the state – and he rebuilt schools that were falling down. When I started training, just as Labour came to power, a lot of my practice was holding a bucket under the rainwater coming in through the roof. By the end of that government … we’d rebuilt the school".''<ref name=":0" />
In October 2016, Labour leader [[Jeremy Corbyn]] appointed Kane to the [[Shadow Cabinet of Jeremy Corbyn|Shadow Cabinet]] as Shadow Minister for Education with responsibility for Schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://schoolsweek.co.uk/labour-reshuffle-rayner-stays-mike-kane-becomes-shadow-schools-minster/|title=Meet Labour's new education team|date=10 October 2016}}</ref>


Kane was again re-elected at the snap [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017 general election]], with an increased vote share of 62.2% and an increased majority of 14,944.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wythenshawe and Sale East - Statement of Persons Nominated & Notice of Poll |url=http://www.manchester.gov.uk/downloads/download/6694/statement_of_persons_nominated_and_notice_of_poll |access-date=19 May 2017 |website=manchester.gov.uk |publisher=[[Manchester City Council]]}} [http://www.manchester.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/24909/wythenshawe_and_sale_east_constituency_-_statement_of_persons_nominated_and_notice_of_poll.pdf Pdf.]</ref> He was again re-elected at the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 general election]], with a decreased vote share of 53.3% and a decreased majority of 10,396.<ref name="GE2019_result">{{cite web |title=Blackley & Broughton Parliamentary constituency |url=https://secure.manchester.gov.uk/info/362/elections_and_voting/7866/uk_parliamentary_general_election_-_12_december_2019/2 |access-date=13 December 2019 |website=manchester.gov.uk |publisher=Manchester City Council}}</ref>
==Personal life==
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Kane is married to Sandra Bracegirdle (who is also a councillor in the City of Manchester).<ref name="MEN - Labour win Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election"/> He plays a number of wind instruments including the [[Uilleann pipes]], bagpipes and the flute.<ref name="MEN - Hidden Agenda: Prospective MP Mike Kane flies the Red Flag, on his flute">{{cite news|last=Williams|first=Jennifer|title=Hidden Agenda: Prospective MP Mike Kane flies the Red Flag, on his flute|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/news-opinion/prospective-labour-mp-mike-kane-6699040|access-date=14 February 2014|newspaper=Manchester Evening News|date=12 February 2014}}</ref> He is a [[Manchester City Football Club]] season ticket holder.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}} In August 2015, Kane won the [[Northenden]] boat race.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}


===Shadow minister for aviation and maritime===
Kane is a [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Coughlan|first1=Sean|title=Can Labour get back in touch with Catholic voters?|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-41284604|website=BBC News|access-date=16 September 2017|date=16 September 2017}}</ref>
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From April 2020 to May 2024, Kane was shadow minister for aviation and maritime.<ref name="Railway">{{cite web |url=https://www.railway-technology.com/features/dft-appointments-who-are-the-new-uk-transport-ministers/?cf-view |title=DfT appointments: who are the new UK transport ministers? |publisher=Railway Technology |access-date=11 July 2024}}</ref> In October 2021, Kane proposed the "Amess Amendment" after the death of [[David Amess|Sir David Amess]], highlighting to parliament that "...Catholics believe that extreme unction helps guide the soul to God after death, so maybe we could come up with an Amess amendment so that no matter where it is, in a care home or at a crime scene, members, or anybody, can receive that sacrament.".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-20 |title=Right to give last rites should become law after Amess death, MP says |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/oct/20/right-give-last-rites-should-become-law-after-amess-death-mp-says |access-date=2022-01-27 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> Formally, this amendment will ensure access for Catholic priests to administer the last rites, including at crime scenes.


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In 2022, amidst [[P&O sacking of 800 staff|P&O's controversial sacking of 800 workers]], Kane affirmed his support for their "workforce reinstated and legal action taken against P&O", and in addition, for the practice of "fire and rehire" to be outlawed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=P&O workforce reinstated and legal action taken against P&O Gvt contracts suspended Fire and rehire outlawed Workers rights strengthened This must be a line in the sand. Solidarity with all affected. |url=https://twitter.com/mikekanemp/status/1505906649453645827 |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref> This practice involves an employer dismissing a worker and rehiring them on new, less-favourable terms and has seen major UK companies use this practice such as [[Tesco]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Employment Law Update: Employer Restrained from 'Firing and Rehiring', Dismissal for Raising Frivolous Grievances, and Employment Status of Taxi Driver |url=https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/employment-law-update-employer-6490536/ |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=JD Supra |language=en}}</ref> [[Weetabix Limited|Weetabix]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=How the Weetabix Workers Are Fighting 'Fire and Rehire' |url=https://tribunemag.co.uk/2021/11/weetabix-strike-corby-burton-latimer-northamptonshire-factory-engineers-strike-unite |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=tribunemag.co.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref> and [[British Airways]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-17 |title=BA begins to carry out its 'fire and rehire' threat to jobs |url=http://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jul/17/ba-begins-to-carry-out-its-fire-and-rehire-threat-to-jobs |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref>
When asked about his favourite book, he replied ''"There are two. War of the Worlds by HG Wells and The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell."''<ref name=":0" />


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In November 2022, Kane stated that it is "not good enough" for tenants to "wait months for assessments and for repairs" when they ask housing providers for consideration. Furthermore, he believes in abolishing [[Section 21 notice|Section 21]] with the intended effect of registering landlords and having "minimum standards being committed to law which would give councils stronger powers to act with rogue landlords".<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Britton |first1=Paul |last2=Lythgoe |first2=George |date=2022-11-16 |title=Greater Manchester MPs slam social housing system after Awaab Ishak death |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/mp-lisa-nandy-calls-for-25528432 |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=Manchester Evening News |language=en}}</ref>
His favourite subject to teach was creative writing<ref name=":0" />


===Minister of maritime, aviation and security===
== Political positions and ideology ==
At the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]], Kane was again re-elected, with a decreased vote share of 52.6% and an increased majority of 14,610.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wythenshawe and Sale East results |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001602 |access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref>


On 11 July 2024, Kane was appointed as [[Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport]] at the [[Department for Transport]] with responsibility as minister for maritime, aviation and security.<ref name="Tradewinds">{{cite web |url=https://www.tradewindsnews.com/news/new-uk-shipping-minister-arrives-with-much-to-be-done-after-general-election-landslide/2-1-1676116 |title=New UK shipping minister arrives with ‘much to be done’ after general election landslide |publisher=Tradewinds |access-date=11 July 2024}}</ref><ref name="Riv">{{cite web |url=https://www.rivieramm.com/executive-moves/new-uk-government-appoints-maritime-minister-81527 |title=New UK government appoints maritime minister |publisher=Riviera Maritime |access-date=11 July 2024}}</ref><ref name="Railway"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ministerial Appointments: July 2024 |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-july-2024 |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref>
=== Religion ===
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Kane proposed the "Amess Amendment" after the death of [[David Amess|Sir David Amess]] in October 2021, highlighting to parliament that "...Catholics believe that extreme unction helps guide the soul to God after death, so maybe we could come up with an Amess amendment so that no matter where it is, in a care home or at a crime scene, members, or anybody, can receive that sacrament.".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-20|title=Right to give last rites should become law after Amess death, MP says|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/oct/20/right-give-last-rites-should-become-law-after-amess-death-mp-says|access-date=2022-01-27|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> Formally, this amendment will ensure access for Catholic priests to administer the last rites, including at crime scenes.


=== Education ===
==Personal life==
Kane married Sandra Bracegirdle in 1996,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ringing World BellBoard |url=https://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/performances-report.php?association_id=11&year=1996 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=bb.ringingworld.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> who he later served alongside on [[Manchester City Council]].<ref name="MEN - Labour win Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election"/> He is a [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Coughlan |first1=Sean |date=16 September 2017 |title=Can Labour get back in touch with Catholic voters? |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-41284604 |access-date=16 September 2017 |website=BBC News}}</ref>
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In February 2017, he posed how education could be improved by making schools more democratic and accountable to parents - ''"to coin a phrase, we need to give them back some control"''. When it comes to the administration in education, he added ''"...we can’t have 24,000 schools run from the Department for Education...the schools commissioner regions are too large. Wilshaw [Sir Michael, the former Ofsted chief inspector] said that politicians should be involved in raising standards in schools. But how can they do that? They have no formal powers..."''. On the topic of local powers to help the issue, ''"The new mayors of Greater Manchester, Greater Merseyside, Birmingham, will have no input at all. If the regional schools commissioners came under their remit, then mayors would be directly accountable for helping to raise standards. I see that as a way forward".''<ref name=":0" />


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He plays a number of wind instruments including the [[uilleann pipes]], bagpipes and the flute.<ref name="MEN - Hidden Agenda: Prospective MP Mike Kane flies the Red Flag, on his flute">{{cite news|last=Williams|first=Jennifer|title=Hidden Agenda: Prospective MP Mike Kane flies the Red Flag, on his flute|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/news-opinion/prospective-labour-mp-mike-kane-6699040|access-date=14 February 2014|newspaper=Manchester Evening News|date=12 February 2014}}</ref> He is a [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] season ticket holder.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mike Kane - Trafford Labour Party |url=https://www.traffordlabour.org.uk/mike-kane-mp-for-wythenshawe-and-sale-east/ |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=Trafford Labour |language=en-GB}}</ref> His favourite subject to teach was creative writing.<ref name=":0" /> When asked about his favourite book, he replied ''"[[The War of the Worlds|War of the Worlds]]"'' and ''"[[The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists]]".''<ref name=":0" />
When asked about his favourite education secretary, Kane bluntly described why it was [[David Blunkett]]: ''"He went through the system. He went to night school. He got the idea of pulling yourself up by your bootstraps with some support from the state – and he rebuilt schools that were falling down. When I started training, just as Labour came to power, a lot of my practice was holding a bucket under the rainwater coming in through the roof. By the end of that government … we’d rebuilt the school."''<ref name=":0" />


=== Aviation Sector ===
===Affiliations===
Kane is a member of [[Labour Friends of Israel]].<ref>{{cite web |title=LFI Parliamentary Supporters |url=https://www.lfi.org.uk/lfi-parliamentary-supporters/ |website=Labour Friends of Israel |date=6 July 2017 |access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
With workforce fears growing due to the redundancies of baggage staff after the COVID-19 pandemic, Kane suggested the sector needs more government assistance for bringing people towards the aviation sector, as firefighters were asked to deal with some of the baggage roles “I think the Government needs to look at a specific aviation package to help in its recovery.”. One of the reasons he believes this is that “Aviation has been struggling to recover but the biggest struggle is getting the workforce back as it expands again."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cox |first=Charlotte |date=2022-03-08 |title=Manchester Airport asks FIREFIGHTERS to load baggage belts amid staffing crisis |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/manchester-airport-firefighters-load-baggage-23279210 |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=Manchester Evening News |language=en}}</ref>

=== Housing and Property ===
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Kane believes it is "not good enough" for tenants to "wait months for assessments and for repairs" when they ask housing providers for consideration. Furthermore, Kane believes in abolishing [[Section 21 notice|Section 21]] with the intended effect of registering landlords and having "minimum standards being committed to law which would give councils stronger powers to act with rogue landlords".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Britton |first=Paul |last2=Lythgoe |first2=George |date=2022-11-16 |title=Greater Manchester MPs slam social housing system after Awaab Ishak death |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/mp-lisa-nandy-calls-for-25528432 |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=Manchester Evening News |language=en}}</ref>

=== Workers' Rights ===
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Amidst [[P&O sacking of 800 staff|P&O's controversial sacking of 800 workers]], Kane affirmed his support for their "workforce reinstated and legal action taken against P&O", and in addition, for the practice of "fire and rehire" to be outlawed.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/mikekanemp/status/1505906649453645827 |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=Twitter |language=en|title=P&O workforce reinstated and legal action taken against P&O Gvt contracts suspended Fire and rehire outlawed Workers rights strengthened This must be a line in the sand. Solidarity with all affected.}}</ref> This practice involves an employer dismissing a worker and rehiring them on new, less-favourable terms and has seen major UK companies use this practice such as [[Tesco]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Employment Law Update: Employer Restrained from 'Firing and Rehiring', Dismissal for Raising Frivolous Grievances, and Employment Status of Taxi Driver |url=https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/employment-law-update-employer-6490536/ |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=JD Supra |language=en}}</ref> [[Weetabix Limited|Weetabix]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=How the Weetabix Workers Are Fighting 'Fire and Rehire' |url=https://tribunemag.co.uk/2021/11/weetabix-strike-corby-burton-latimer-northamptonshire-factory-engineers-strike-unite |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=tribunemag.co.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref> and [[British Airways]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-17 |title=BA begins to carry out its 'fire and rehire' threat to jobs |url=http://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jul/17/ba-begins-to-carry-out-its-fire-and-rehire-threat-to-jobs |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 19:46, 22 September 2024

For other people with similar names, see Michael Kane.

Mike Kane
MP
Official portrait, 2020
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Aviation, Maritime and Security
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 July 2024
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Preceded byThe Lord Davies of Gower
Member of Parliament
for Wythenshawe and Sale East
Incumbent
Assumed office
13 February 2014
Preceded byPaul Goggins
Majority14,610 (37.3%)
Member of Manchester City Council
for Northenden
In office
2 May 1991 – 1 May 2008
Preceded byAnne Carroll
Succeeded byMartin Eakins
Personal details
Born
Michael Joseph Patrick Kane

(1969-01-09) 9 January 1969 (age 55)
Wythenshawe, Manchester, England
Political partyLabour
Spouse
Sandra Bracegirdle
​
(m. 1996)​
Alma materManchester Metropolitan University (BA, PGCE)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • teacher
WebsiteOfficial website

Michael Joseph Patrick Kane (born 9 January 1969) is a British politician who has served as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport since July 2024. A member of the Labour Party, Kane has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wythenshawe and Sale East since 2014.

Early life and career

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Michael Kane was born on 9 January 1969 in Wythenshawe. He was born to Joseph and Kathleen (née McGirl) Kane, both Irish immigrants who migrated separately to Manchester in 1955.[1]

He attended St Aidan's Primary School in Northern Moor, moving on to St Paul's RC High School in Newall Green before studying for his A Levels at Loreto College, Hulme, Manchester.[2] He graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University with a BA in Social Sciences in 1997 and a PGCE in 1999.[3]

After university, Kane was a primary school teacher at Springfield Primary School in Sale.[1][4]

Political career

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Kane joined the Labour Party at 18.[4] He has described himself as a "Blairite"[5]

In 1991 he was elected to Manchester City Council in Northenden ward, gaining his seat from the Conservatives (the sitting councillor stood as an Independent Conservative against her replacement, but Kane had more votes than both put together).[6] He was re-elected in 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2004.[7] Kane was appointed Executive Member for Arts and Leisure in 2007.[8] When his was up for re-election in 2008, he was defeated by eight votes, losing to the Liberal Democrat candidate.[9]

Kane worked behind the scenes for several politicians, including as office manager for Jonathan Reynolds, MP for Stalybridge and Hyde. He was also a parliamentary assistant to Reynolds and James Purnell, the previous MP for Stalybridge and Hyde.[10] He worked for Tameside Council as a Senior Executive Assistant based in the council leader's office.[11]

In July 2013, Kane became the acting chief executive of Movement for Change, an organisation set up by David Miliband to run local political campaigns and train organisers.[12] Kane had backed David Miliband in the 2010 Labour leadership election.[13]

Parliamentary career

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On 24 January 2014, Kane was selected as the Labour candidate for the 2014 Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election.[14] He was elected as MP for Wythenshawe and Sale East with 55.3% of the vote and a majority of 8,960.[15]

At the 2015 general election, Kane was re-elected as MP for Wythenshawe and Sale East with a decreased vote share of 50.1% and a decreased majority of 10,569.[16][17] Whilst he did nominate Liz Kendall,[18] Kane then supported Owen Smith in the failed attempt to replace Jeremy Corbyn in the 2016 Labour Party (UK) leadership election.[19] In October 2016, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn appointed Kane to the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Minister for Education with responsibility for Schools.[20]

In February 2017, he posed how education could be improved by making schools more democratic and accountable to parents - "to coin a phrase, we need to give them back some control". When it comes to the administration in education, he added "...we can’t have 24,000 schools run from the Department for Education...the schools commissioner regions are too large. Wilshaw [Sir Michael, the former Ofsted chief inspector] said that politicians should be involved in raising standards in schools. But how can they do that? They have no formal powers...". On the topic of local powers to help the issue, "The new mayors of Greater Manchester, Greater Merseyside, Birmingham, will have no input at all. If the regional schools commissioners came under their remit, then mayors would be directly accountable for helping to raise standards. I see that as a way forward".[5] When asked about his favourite education secretary, Kane bluntly said why it was David Blunkett: "He went through the system. He went to night school. He got the idea of pulling yourself up by your bootstraps with some support from the state – and he rebuilt schools that were falling down. When I started training, just as Labour came to power, a lot of my practice was holding a bucket under the rainwater coming in through the roof. By the end of that government … we’d rebuilt the school".[5]

Kane was again re-elected at the snap 2017 general election, with an increased vote share of 62.2% and an increased majority of 14,944.[21] He was again re-elected at the 2019 general election, with a decreased vote share of 53.3% and a decreased majority of 10,396.[22]

Shadow minister for aviation and maritime

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From April 2020 to May 2024, Kane was shadow minister for aviation and maritime.[23] In October 2021, Kane proposed the "Amess Amendment" after the death of Sir David Amess, highlighting to parliament that "...Catholics believe that extreme unction helps guide the soul to God after death, so maybe we could come up with an Amess amendment so that no matter where it is, in a care home or at a crime scene, members, or anybody, can receive that sacrament.".[24] Formally, this amendment will ensure access for Catholic priests to administer the last rites, including at crime scenes.

In 2022, amidst P&O's controversial sacking of 800 workers, Kane affirmed his support for their "workforce reinstated and legal action taken against P&O", and in addition, for the practice of "fire and rehire" to be outlawed.[25] This practice involves an employer dismissing a worker and rehiring them on new, less-favourable terms and has seen major UK companies use this practice such as Tesco,[26] Weetabix[27] and British Airways.[28]

In November 2022, Kane stated that it is "not good enough" for tenants to "wait months for assessments and for repairs" when they ask housing providers for consideration. Furthermore, he believes in abolishing Section 21 with the intended effect of registering landlords and having "minimum standards being committed to law which would give councils stronger powers to act with rogue landlords".[29]

Minister of maritime, aviation and security

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At the 2024 general election, Kane was again re-elected, with a decreased vote share of 52.6% and an increased majority of 14,610.[30]

On 11 July 2024, Kane was appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport at the Department for Transport with responsibility as minister for maritime, aviation and security.[31][32][23][33]

Personal life

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Kane married Sandra Bracegirdle in 1996,[34] who he later served alongside on Manchester City Council.[2] He is a Roman Catholic.[35]

He plays a number of wind instruments including the uilleann pipes, bagpipes and the flute.[36] He is a Manchester City season ticket holder.[37] His favourite subject to teach was creative writing.[5] When asked about his favourite book, he replied "War of the Worlds" and "The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists".[5]

Affiliations

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Kane is a member of Labour Friends of Israel.[38]

References

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  1. ^ a b Hennessy, Mark (10 February 2014). "Son of Irish immigrants looks set to take seat for Labour". The Irish Times. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  2. ^ a b Williams, Jennifer (14 February 2014). "Labour win Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  3. ^ "KANE, Michael Joseph Patrick". Who's Who. Vol. 2017 (online ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. ^ a b Perraudin, Frances (10 February 2014). "Wythenshawe and Sale East byelection: what to expect on Thursday". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Profile: Mike Kane, MP, Shadow schools minister". schoolsweek.co.uk. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  6. ^ Colin Rallings, Michael Thrasher, "Local Elections Handbook 1991", Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, 1991, p. 29.
  7. ^ Colin Rallings, Michael Thrasher, "Local Elections Handbook 2004", Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, 2004, p. 52.
  8. ^ "Culture News". Manchester City Council. July–August 2007. p. 1.
  9. ^ Colin Rallings, Michael Thrasher, "Local Elections Handbook 2008", Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, 2008, p. 44.
  10. ^ "Kane makes local connections count as he cruises to victory". Labor uncut. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  11. ^ Billington, Liam. "Tameside's jobs for the boys". The TaxPayers' Alliance. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  12. ^ Christopher Hope, Matthew Holehouse (13 February 2014). "David Miliband organisation run by Labour's candidate in Wythenshawe and Sale East fined over unlawful donations". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  13. ^ Hope, Christopher (5 February 2014). "Labour's Wythenshawe and Sale East candidate wanted David Miliband to be leader". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  14. ^ Williams, Jennifer (24 January 2014). "Labour choose ex-councillor Michael Kane to defend the late Paul Goggins' Wythenshawe and Sale East seat in by-election". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  15. ^ Wintour, Patrick (14 February 2014). "Labour wins Wythenshawe and Sale East byelection with Ukip second". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  16. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  17. ^ "Wythenshawe & Sale East". BBC News. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  18. ^ "Liz Kendall – The Labour Party". 21 July 2015. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  19. ^ "Full list of MPs and MEPs backing challenger Owen Smith". LabourList. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  20. ^ "Meet Labour's new education team". 10 October 2016.
  21. ^ "Wythenshawe and Sale East - Statement of Persons Nominated & Notice of Poll". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 19 May 2017. Pdf.
  22. ^ "Blackley & Broughton Parliamentary constituency". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  23. ^ a b "DfT appointments: who are the new UK transport ministers?". Railway Technology. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  24. ^ "Right to give last rites should become law after Amess death, MP says". The Guardian. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  25. ^ "P&O workforce reinstated and legal action taken against P&O Gvt contracts suspended Fire and rehire outlawed Workers rights strengthened This must be a line in the sand. Solidarity with all affected". Twitter. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  26. ^ "Employment Law Update: Employer Restrained from 'Firing and Rehiring', Dismissal for Raising Frivolous Grievances, and Employment Status of Taxi Driver". JD Supra. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  27. ^ "How the Weetabix Workers Are Fighting 'Fire and Rehire'". tribunemag.co.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  28. ^ "BA begins to carry out its 'fire and rehire' threat to jobs". The Guardian. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  29. ^ Britton, Paul; Lythgoe, George (16 November 2022). "Greater Manchester MPs slam social housing system after Awaab Ishak death". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  30. ^ "Wythenshawe and Sale East results". Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  31. ^ "New UK shipping minister arrives with 'much to be done' after general election landslide". Tradewinds. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  32. ^ "New UK government appoints maritime minister". Riviera Maritime. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  33. ^ "Ministerial Appointments: July 2024". GOV.UK. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  34. ^ "Ringing World BellBoard". bb.ringingworld.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  35. ^ Coughlan, Sean (16 September 2017). "Can Labour get back in touch with Catholic voters?". BBC News. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  36. ^ Williams, Jennifer (12 February 2014). "Hidden Agenda: Prospective MP Mike Kane flies the Red Flag, on his flute". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  37. ^ "Mike Kane - Trafford Labour Party". Trafford Labour. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  38. ^ "LFI Parliamentary Supporters". Labour Friends of Israel. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
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