[1][2] He was educated at The John Henry Newman School in Stevenage and at Christ's College, Cambridge, where he wrote for the weekly student newspaper Varsity.

[11][12] He was nominated for a life peerage by Boris Johnson in the 2022 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours,[13][14] and was created Baron Kempsell, of Letchworth in the County of Hertfordshire, on 11 July 2023.

[15] Kempsell was introduced to the House of Lords on 20 July,[16] where he sits for the Conservative Party.

[17] He made his maiden speech on 18 March 2024 in response to the Spring Budget 2024.

[18] He has sat on the Modern Slavery Act 2015 Committee since its creation in January 2024.