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|honorific-prefix = [[The Right Honourable]]
|name = Liam Byrne
|honorific-suffix = {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MP}}
|image = Official portrait of Liam Byrne crop 2.jpg
|office = [[Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport|Shadow Minister for Digital]]
|leader = [[Jeremy Corbyn]]
|term_start = 18 July 2017
|predecessor = [[Louise Haigh]]
|successor =
|office1 = [[Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions]]
|leader1 = [[EdEdward Miliband]]
|term_start1 = 20 January 2011
|term_end1 = 7 October 2013
|predecessor1 = [[Douglas Alexander]]
|successor1 = [[Rachel Reeves]]
|office2 = [[Minister for the Cabinet Office|Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office]]
|leader2 = [[EdEdward Miliband]]
|term_start2 = 8 October 2010
|term_end2 = 20 January 2011
|predecessor2 = [[Tessa Jowell]]
|successor2 = [[Tessa Jowell]]
|office3 = [[Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury]]
|leader3 = [[Harriet Harman]] {{small|(Acting)}}<br/>[[EdEdward Miliband]]
|term_start3 = 11 May 2010
|term_end3 = 8 October 2010
|predecessor3 = [[Philip Hammond]]
|successor3 = [[Angela Eagle]]
|office4 = [[Chief Secretary to the Treasury]]
|primeminister4 = [[Gordon Brown]]
|chancellor4 = [[Alistair Darling]]
|term_start4 = 5 June 2009
|term_end4 = 11 May 2010
|predecessor4 = [[Yvette Cooper]]
|successor4 = [[David Laws]]
|office5 = [[Minister for the Cabinet Office]]
|primeminister5 = [[Gordon Brown]]
|term_start5 = 3 October 2008
|term_end5 = 5 June 2009
|predecessor5 = [[EdEdward Miliband]]
|successor5 = [[Tessa Jowell]]
|office6 = [[Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster]]
|primeminister6 = [[Gordon Brown]]
|term_start6 = 3 October 2008
|term_end6 = 5 June 2009
|predecessor6 = [[EdEdward Miliband]]
|successor6 = [[Janet Royall, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon|The Baroness Royall of Blaisdon]]
|office7 = [[Regional minister|Minister for the West Midlands]]
|primeminister7 = [[Gordon Brown]]
|term_start7 = 28 June 2007
|term_end7 = 3 October 2008
|predecessor7 = Position established
|successor7 = [[Ian Austin (politician)|Ian Austin]]
|office8 = [[Minister of State for Immigration|Minister of State for Borders and Immigration]]
|primeminister8 = [[Tony Blair]]<br/>[[Gordon Brown]]
|term_start8 = 22 May 2006
|term_end8 = 3 October 2008
|predecessor8 = [[Tony McNulty]] {{small|(Immigration, Citizenship and Nationality)}}
|successor8 = [[Phil Woolas]]
|office9 = [[Member of Parliament (UK)|Member of Parliament]]<br/>for [[Birmingham Hodge Hill (UK Parliament constituency)|Birmingham, Hodge Hill]]
|term_start9 = 15 July 2004
|term_end9 =
|predecessor9 = [[Terry Davis (politician)|Terry Davis]]
|successor9 =
|majority9 = 31,026 (66.9%)
|party = [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|10|2|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Warrington]], [[Lancashire]], [[United Kingdom]]
|death_date =
|death_place =
|alma_mater = [[University of Manchester]]<br/>[[Harvard Business School|Harvard University]]
|spouse = Sarah Byrne
|website = [http://www.liambyrne.co.uk Official website]<br />[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/liam-byrne/1171 parliament..liam-byrne]
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'''Liam Dominic Byrne''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MP}} (born 2 October 1970) is a British [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] politician who has been [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Birmingham Hodge Hill (UK Parliament constituency)|Birmingham Hodge Hill]] since [[Birmingham Hodge Hill by-election, 2004|2004]].
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He served as [[Chief Secretary to the Treasury]] in [[Gordon Brown]]'s Government and is known for leaving a note for his Conservative successor upon his departure saying "I'm afraid there is no money."<ref>{{cite news|first1=Chris|last1=Johnston|title=Labour's Liam Byrne: I was at my lowest point after 'there's no money' note|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/oct/12/labour-liam-byrne-lowest-point-theres-no-money-note|newspaper=The Guardian|date=12 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Liam Byrne says he considered throwing himself off a cliff after leaving Treasury 'no money' note|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/12/liam-byrne-says-he-considered-throwing-himself-off-a-cliff-after/|newspaper=The Telegraph|first=Lydia|last=Willgress|date=12 October 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Liam Byrne was ready to quit over 'no money' note|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37631144|website=BBC News|date=12 October 2016}}</ref>
Liam Dominic Byrne MP (born 2 October 1970) has been Member of Parliament (MP) for [[Birmingham, Hodge Hill]] since 2004.
==Early life==
Byrne was born in [[Warrington]] and was educated at [[Burnt Mill School]] in [[Harlow]]. He completed his [[A levels]] at [[The Hertfordshire and Essex High School]] in [[Bishop's Stortford]]. He then went on to study at the [[Victoria University of Manchester|University of Manchester]], where he obtained a first-class honours degree in Politics and Modern History, and was elected Communications Officer of the [[University of Manchester Students' Union]]. He also holds an [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]] from the [[Harvard Business School]], where he was a [[Fulbright Scholar]].
He served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury in Gordon Brown's Government and is known for leaving a note for his Conservative successor upon his departure saying "I'm afraid there is no money."
Before being elected to Parliament, he worked for the multinational consulting firm [[Accenture]] and merchant bankers [[N M Rothschild & Sons]], before co-founding a venture-backed technology company, e-Government Solutions Group, in 2000. Between 1996 and 1997 he advised the Labour Party on the re-organisation of its [[Millbank Tower|Millbank]] headquarters, and helped lead Labour's business campaign under the '[[New Labour]]' marque.
==Parliamentary career==
He was selected to contest the [[Birmingham Hodge Hill by-election, 2004|Birmingham Hodge Hill by-election]] following the resignation of the veteran Labour MP [[Terry Davis (politician)|Terry Davis]] to become the [[Secretary General]] of the [[Council of Europe]]. After a very close contest, on 15 July 2004, the same day as Labour lost [[Leicester South (UK Parliament constituency)|Leicester South]] in [[Leicester South by-election, 2004|another by-election]], Byrne held on with a majority of just 460. He made his [[maiden speech]] on 22 July 2004.<ref name="maiden">{{cite web
| year = 2004
| url = https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200304/cmhansrd/vo040722/debtext/40722-16.htm#40722-16_spnew1
| title = Debates for 22 July 2004 - 2:23 pm
| work = Hansard
| accessdate = 22 July 2004
}}</ref>
Following his re-election with an increased majority on 5 May 2005, he was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department of Health, an unusually fast promotion to ministerial rank. He was re-elected at the May 2010 general election.
Byrne is associated with the [[Labour Friends of Israel]]; along with [[Chuka Umunna]], he made an official visit to [[Israel]] in October 2012 as part of the LFI’s UK-Israel Economic Dialogue group.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/conservative-and-labour-mps-take-part-in-new-israel-missions-1.36942|title=Conservative and Labour MPs take part in new Israel missions|publisher=The Jewish Chronicle|date=11 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/friends-groups-head-to-israel-1.36336|title=Friends groups head to Israel|publisher=The Jewish Chronicle|date=20 September 2012}}</ref>
Following his re-election with an increased majority on 5 May 2005, he was appointed [[Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State]] at the [[Department of Health (United Kingdom)|Department of Health]], an unusually fast promotion to ministerial rank. He was re-elected at the [[United Kingdom general election, 2010|May 2010 general election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/general-election-2010 |title=General Election 2010 |publisher=birmingham.gov.uk |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100508033256/http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/general-election-2010 |archivedate= 8 May 2010 |df= }}</ref>
Byrne was shortlisted for the [[Grassroot Diplomat]] Initiative Award in 2015 for his work on raising money for various charities that he supports, and he remains in the directory of the Grassroot Diplomat Who's Who publication.<ref>{{cite news|title=Grassroot Diplomat Who's Who |url=http://www.grassrootdiplomat.org/whoswho/ |accessdate=27 April 2015 |work=Grassroot Diplomat |date=15 March 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520125406/http://www.grassrootdiplomat.org/whoswho/ |archivedate=20 May 2015 |df= }}</ref>
==All-Party Parliamentary Groups==
Byrne is the chair of two APPGs: the APPG on Inclusive Growth and the APPG on Children of Alcoholics. The APPG on Inclusive Growth was formed in July 2014 with the aim of finding a new consensus on [[inclusive growth]] to ensure the benefits of growth are enjoyed by all sectors of society.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://labourlist.org/2014/07/liam-byrne-to-chair-cross-party-group-on-inclusive-growth/|title=Liam Byrne to chair cross-party group on inclusive growth {{!}} LabourList|date=17 July 2014|work=LabourList {{!}} Labour's biggest independent grassroots e-network|access-date=20 August 2017|language=en-GB}}</ref>
The APPG on Children of Alcoholics, has produced a manifesto in support of the estimated 2.5 million children of alcoholics who live in the UK. Byrne himself was one of these children and set up the APPG after speaking publicly about his father's condition in 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/labour-mps-brave-stand-shares-6888189|title=Labour MP's brave stand as he shares the pain of living with an alcoholic dad|last=Byrne|first=Liam|date=24 November 2015|work=mirror|access-date=20 August 2017}}</ref>
==Home Office==
Following the 2006 local elections he was promoted to [[Minister of State]] for policing, security and community safety at the [[Home Office]], replacing [[Hazel Blears]], one of the highest-profile roles in the government outside the [[Cabinet (government)|cabinet]]. However, just a fortnight later [[Home Secretary]] [[John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan|John Reid]] moved him to the immigration role, switching portfolios with [[Tony McNulty]]. McNulty had been connected with the foreign prisoners scandal that caused [[Tony Blair]] to sack [[Charles Clarke]] in May 2006. Byrne's move was seen as an attempt by Reid to establish an entirely new team to sort out the immigration system. During this period he was also Minister for the West Midlands. Gordon Brown named him Minister for the Cabinet Office in October 2008, replacing the promoted [[Ed Miliband]], and Byrne was appointed to the [[Privy Council]] as a result.
===Immigration/taxi driver controversy===
In November 2006 Byrne was responsible for a change to [[Immigration Rules]] preventing migrants who had entered under Britain's [[Highly Skilled Migrant Programme]] (HSMP) having their permission to remain in Britain extended, unless they could show both that they had been earning at least £32,000 pa while in Britain and also that they had a good knowledge of English. This change was controversial because it applied retrospectively to immigrants who had entered Britain under the old rules, meaning the British Government had "moved the goalposts"–a degree became effectively an essential requirement, regardless of the skills or economic contribution that an individual could demonstrate.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/andrew_dismore/2007/08/moving_the_goalposts_mid-game.html | work=The Guardian | location=London | title=Moving the goalposts mid-game | first=Andrew | last=Dismore | date=9 August 2007 | accessdate=7 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article2224572.ece | work=The Times | location=London | title=Rule change cheats skilled migrant workers | first=Richard | last=Ford | date=9 August 2007 | accessdate=7 May 2010}}</ref> In their report into the changes, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights said that "The changes to the Rules are so clearly incompatible with Article 8, and so contrary to basic notions of fairness, that the case for immediately revisiting the changes to the Rules in Parliament is in our view overwhelming."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/jt200607/jtselect/jtrights/173/17302.htm|title=Joint Committee On Human Rights - Twentieth Report|publisher=Parliament of the United Kingdom}}</ref> Appeal cases have been won on appeal on the grounds that applicants had a legitimate expectation that the rules would not change to their detriment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.workpermit.com/news/2007-05-18/uk/tribunal-decision-favors-hsmp-complaint.htm|title=UK tribunal sides with HSMP visa holder denied extension under new rules|publisher=workpermit.com}}</ref> A [[Judicial review in English Law|judicial review]] has been successfully brought against the government, with their actions when applying the new HSMP rules to those HSMP holders already in Britain as at 7 November 2006 being ruled as unlawful.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2008/664.html|title=HSMP Forum Ltd, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWHC 664 (Admin) (08 April 2008)|publisher=bailii.org}}</ref>
Byrne is in favour of legislation for a ''Migration Act'' similar to the 1958 immigration law in Australia which is administered by the [[Department of Immigration and Citizenship (Australia)|Department of Immigration and Citizenship]] (DIAC).
In 2007 Byrne was criticised by London's cab drivers for his remarks that they were "low-skilled". This ignored the fact that the cabbies study [[Taxicabs of the United Kingdom#The Knowledge|the details of London's streets]] for an average of between three and four years before becoming licensed.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-474254/Fury-taxi-drivers-minister-calls-low-skilled.html | location=London | work=Daily Mail | title=Fury of taxi drivers as minister calls them 'low-skilled' | date=9 August 2007}}</ref>
==="British Day"===
In June 2008, Byrne suggested the "[[Bank holiday#Current bank and public holidays|August bank holiday]]" to be made a weekend of national celebration (the so-called "[[British Day]]") in a speech to a [[New Labour]] [[think tank]]. However, Scotland's August bank holiday is held on a different date from that in Wales and England. He later retracted this - after pressure from the [[Scottish National Party]] - saying he was merely trying to "get the debate started".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7433479.stm|title=UK - UK Politics - Minister in 'British day blunder'|publisher=BBC}}</ref>
Since this suggestion, the concept of a British national holiday was raised again by the coalition government, with the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties suggesting the May Day bank holiday may be moved to October and renamed "UK Day" or associated with the existing Trafalgar Day.
==Cabinet Office==
In a cabinet reshuffle on 3 October 2008 he was promoted, becoming [[Minister for the Cabinet Office]] and [[Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Government reshuffle: Profile: Liam Byrne | work=The Guardian | url=https://www.theguardian.com/global/2008/oct/03/labour.gordonbrown | accessdate=3 October 2008 | location=London | first=Deborah | last=Summers | date=3 October 2008}}</ref>
===Leaked staffing requirements memo===
In November 2008 an 11-page memo written by Byrne entitled "Working With Liam Byrne" was leaked to the press. In the memo, Byrne listed his demands from his staff, memorably including his requirement for a cappuccino on his arrival in the office, an espresso at 3 pm, and soup between 12:30 pm and 1 pm. Byrne also instructed officials to tell him "not what you think I should know, but you expect I will get asked." He warns staff that they should "Never put anything to me unless you understand it and can explain it to me in 60 seconds... If I see things that are not of acceptable quality, I will blame you."<ref name="guardian.co.uk">{{cite news | title=Leaked demands portray minister as an eager diva | work=The Guardian | url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2008/nov/17/liam-byrne-minister-diva-news | accessdate=13 January 2009 | location=London | first=Alexandra | last=Topping | date=17 November 2008}}</ref> [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] MP [[Philip Davies]] commented that "This is not a briefing note for civil servants, it’s a briefing note for slaves."<ref name="dailymail.co.uk">{{cite news | title=Gordon Brown's control freak enforcer and his 'cappuccino and soup' instruction manual for civil servants | work=The Guardian | url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1086162/Gordon-Browns-control-freak-enforcer-cappuccino-soup-instruction-manual-civil-servants.html | accessdate=13 January 2009 | location=London | date=15 November 2008 | first=Brendan | last=Carlin}}</ref> Although ''[[The Guardian]]'' described Liam Byrne as an "eager diva",<ref name="guardian.co.uk"/> a spokesman for Byrne commented that the memo had been written in 2006, and that "He is a highly efficient Minister but has become more flexible since then. Some days, he has his soup at 1:30 pm."<ref name="dailymail.co.uk"/>
===Departure from the Treasury===
On leaving his position as [[Chief Secretary to the Treasury|Chief Secretary to the]] [[HM Treasury|Treasury]] following the [[United Kingdom general election, 2010|change of British government in May 2010]], Byrne left a note to his successor [[David Laws]] saying "Dear Chief Secretary, I’m afraid there is no money. Kind regards – and good luck! Liam."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.itv.com/news/west/update/2013-06-24/exclusive-video-of-infamous-treasury-memo/ |title=Exclusive video of infamous Treasury memo |publisher=ITV News West Country |date=24 June 2013}}</ref> Byrne later claimed that it was just typical humour between politicians, but regretted it since the new government used it to justify the wave of cuts that were introduced.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22897412 |title=Liam Byrne shows regret over 'no money' letter |publisher=BBC |date=13 June 2013 |accessdate=17 June 2013}}</ref> The note echoed Chancellor [[Reginald Maudling]]'s note to [[James Callaghan|Jim Callaghan]]: "Good luck, old cock ... Sorry to leave it in such a mess." after the Conservatives' defeat at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1964|1964 election]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Byrne to Laws: There's no money left|url=http://www.politics.co.uk/news/2010/5/17/byrne-to-laws-there-s-no-money-left|publisher=politics.co.uk|accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref><ref>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/oct/12/labour-liam-byrne-lowest-point-theres-no-money-note</ref>
The note was frequently referenced by the following [[Cameron–Clegg coalition|coalition government of Conservatives and Liberal Democrats]] to criticise the financial record of the previous Labour government, and used as a visual prop by [[David Cameron]] in the [[United Kingdom general election debates, 2015#Question Time special (30 April)|''Question Time'' debate preceding the following 2015 election]].<ref name=bbc-20150501>{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2015-32533048 |title=Leaders grilled on post-election deals in Question Time special |publisher=BBC |date=1 May 2015 |accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref><ref name=guardian-20150501>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/apr/30/tonights-election-leaders-question-time-comes-from-dreamworld |title=Election leaders Question Time: Live from dreamworld |author=Marina Hyde |newspaper=The Guardian |date=1 May 2015 |accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref> Byrne stated he has "burnt with shame" since 2010 over the note which had harmed the [[United Kingdom general election, 2015|2015 election campaign]].<ref name=observer-20150509>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/may/09/labour-liam-byrne-apologises-no-money-left-note-general-election |title=Liam Byrne says 'there's no money' note harmed Labour's election campaign |author=Toby Helm |newspaper=The Observer |date=9 May 2015 |accessdate=10 May 2015}}</ref>
==Road safety==
Byrne has been a vocal campaigner for road safety and handed in a petition in to Parliament in 2005 demanding tougher punishments for dangerous drivers. He sat on the parliamentary committee that shaped the [[Road Safety Act 2006|2006 Road Safety Act]], which increased fixed penalty fines for [[mobile phones and driving safety|driving while using a mobile]]. In November 2007, Byrne was [[fine (penalty)|fined]] £100 and received three [[point system (driving)|points]] on his driving licence for using his mobile phone while driving.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7074640.stm | publisher=BBC News | title=Byrne fined over car mobile use | date=2 November 2007 | accessdate=7 May 2010}}</ref>
==References==
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Byrne is the chair of two APPGs: the APPG on Inclusive Growth and the APPG on Children of Alcoholics. The APPG on Inclusive Growth was formed in July 2014 with the aim of finding a new consensus on inclusive growth to ensure the benefits of growth are enjoyed by all sectors of society.
==External links==
* [http://www.liambyrne.co.uk Liam Byrne] official site
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1hu9r5GIFc Byrne's speech to Labour Party Conference 2011] hosted by [[YouTube]] on the party's official channel
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7074739.stm Profile: Liam Byrne] ''[[BBC News]]'', 2 November 2007
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/politics_show/6270764.stm The seat of power?], Nick Watson, ''The Politics Show'', 5 July 2007
Following the 2006 local elections he was promoted to Minister of State for policing, security and community safety at the Home Office, replacing Hazel Blears, one of the highest-profile roles in the government outside the cabinet. However, just a fortnight later Home Secretary John Reid moved him to the immigration role, switching portfolios with Tony McNulty.
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==Departure from the Treasury==
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On leaving his position as Chief Secretary to the Treasury following the change of British government in May 2010, Byrne left a note to his successor David Laws saying "Dear Chief Secretary, I’m afraid there is no money. Kind regards – and good luck! Liam." Byrne later claimed that it was just typical humour between politicians, but regretted it since the new government used it to justify the wave of cuts that were introduced.
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