Liam Byrne
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Liam Byrne

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Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP is a member of His Majesty’s Privy Council and Chair of the House of Commons Business & Trade Committee. He has served at the heart of British government during moments of upheaval and reform. In the last Labour government, he led the largest post-war transformation of Britain’s immigration system, before being appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster during the Global Financial Crisis, where he coordinated the work of No.10 for Prime Minister Gordon Brown. He later served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury where he negotiated the UK’s fiscal consolidation plan. From 2019 to 2025, he chaired the Global Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and IMF. Alongside his parliamentary career, Liam is an Honorary Professor of Social Sciences at the University of Birmingham. He graduated top of his year at the University of Manchester, winning the Robert McKenzie Prize for Political Science, before becoming a Fulbright Scholar at Harvard Business School. He has held research and parliamentary fellowships at Nuffield College and St Antony’s College, Oxford. He has lectured at Harvard, Oxford, the LSE and Saïd Business School, and his writing has appeared in the Financial Times, Newsweek, The Guardian, The Times, Prospect, the New Statesman and the Daily Mirror. The Inequality of Wealth: Why It Matters and Hiw to Fix It - What the Critics Said “An invaluable repository of recent ideas" - Financial Times “Essential reading” - Ed Balls “Does not come much better than this.” - Will Hutton “A must-read for those who want to shape a better society.” - Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson, authors of The Spirit Level “Liam Byrne’s book is rich, practical and compelling. I hope it is not just read widely but acted on immediately.” - Andy Haldane, Chief Executive, The RSA “This is a plan for a fairer, richer and stronger country” - Oliver Bullough, author of Moneyland Dragons: Ten Entrepreneurs Who Built Britain - What the Critics Said A 'whistle-stop account of some of Britain's greatest entrepreneurs and deal-makers...leaves you longing to know more' - The Times 'A great history of Britain's buccaneers, wealth creators and adventurers...brilliantly connects past to present' - Dr Tristram Hunt MP 'Compelling history' - Phil Collins, The Times 'Written with infectious enthusiasm' - Sir Roderick Floud, editor, Cambridge Economic History Turning to Face The East - What the Critics Said “An excellent account, by a frontline politician, of how Britain needs to change to succeed as an innovation nation in a world in which China plays an increasing role. It deserves to be widely read.” Lord Sainsbury, Chancellor, Cambridge University “What a wake-up call!” Lord Digby Jones “This book is a wake-up call for policy makers, business people, academics – anyone who needs to think and engage with China.” Kerry Brown, Former Head of Asia Programme, Chatham House “Liam Byrne’s book…will stimulate an important and much-needed debate on our future in an era of growing Chinese power.” Rana Mitter, Professor of the History and Politics of Modern China, University of Oxford
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