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.

He was born to Joseph and Kathleen (née McGirl) Kane, both Irish immigrants who migrated separately to Manchester in 1955.

[9] Kane worked behind the scenes for several politicians, including as office manager for Jonathan Reynolds, MP for Stalybridge and Hyde.

[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.

[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".

[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.

[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.

[31][32][23][33] In September 2024 at Cranfield University Kane advocated for a modernised airspace system in the UK to ease delays and support decarbonisation.

[34] In December 2024, Kane debated in parliament the safety considerations around the vessel 'MV Ruby', a ship that called at the UK after it was damaged in rough weather while carrying a potentially explosive cargo of ammonium nitrate.

[35][36][37] In February 2025, Kane gave the keynote address at the 2025 UK Chamber of Shipping Annual Dinner at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.