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Jonathan Reynolds is a British Labour and Co-operative politician who has been Member of Parliament for Stalybridge and Hyde since 2010. He became Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade in July 2026. He previously served as Secretary of State for Business and Trade from 2024 to 2025 and as Government Chief Whip from 2025 to 2026, and held several shadow cabinet posts in opposition.
We have documented 1 statement by Jonathan Reynolds, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.
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Role at the time: UK Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, in a UK government press release
Condemned
Statement summary
Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said the UK would introduce measures under Protection of Trading Interests legislation to protect UK interests and would keep working closely with affected businesses. He said the steps signal that the UK will not stand by while Argentina seeks to apply its domestic legislation to impede legitimate commercial interests in the Falkland Islands.
“We will introduce measures under the Protection of Trading Interests (PTI) legislation to protect UK interests and continue to engage closely with affected businesses.
These steps send a clear signal that we will not stand by while Argentina seeks to apply their domestic legislation to impede legitimate commercial interests in the Falkland Islands.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)UK government press release: Businesses set to be protected from Argentinian economic coercionQuotes from Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds and Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband
Why we used this label
Relative to Argentina's sanctions and legal action against companies in the Sea Lion project, Reynolds says Argentina is trying to impede legitimate commerce by applying its domestic law to the Falkland Islands and announces countermeasures. He opposes the measures, so we labeled it Condemned.
Argentina is sanctioning UK and Israeli oil firms exploring near the Falkland Islands, calling the Sea Lion project illegal. The UK and the companies say the project holds valid Falkland Islands licenses. The dispute is whether Argentina's sanctions and legal action are justified.
