About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Matthew Patrick) represents you, and all of the people who live in Wirral West, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

MPs split their time between Parliament and their constituency. In Parliament, they debate and vote on new laws, review existing laws, and question the Government. In the constituency, their focus is on supporting local people and championing local issues. They have a small staff team who help with casework, maintain their diaries, and monitor their inbox.

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Profile

Labour MP for Wirral West

Entered the House of Commons on 5 July 2024 — General election

Social Media

• @matthewpatrick.bsky.social
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Home Office
• Department for Business and Trade
• Foreign
• Commonwealth and Development Office
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Wales Office
• Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
• Question
• Universal Credit: Domestic Abuse
• Overseas Trade: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Undocumented Workers

Currently held offices

• Member, Football Governance Bill [HL] Committee (since 14 May 2025)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (21 Oct 2024 to 16 Dec 2024)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Margaret Greenwood
• Esther McVey
• Stephen Hesford
• David Hunt

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Football Governance Bill Committee (6 out of 8)

Recent appearances

• Spending Review 2025 11 Jun 2025

  I wonder whether the Chancellor can help me. I want to write a letter to my constituents, and I do not know which story I should lead with—whether it is the rapid investment in our NHS to get more doctors’ appointments, the money for our police to get more police on the streets, the transport investment to build new train stations, or the money to give hungry children in my constituency...

• Housing, Communities and Local Government: Support for High Streets 9 Jun 2025

  What steps she is taking to support high streets. 

• Housing, Communities and Local Government: Support for High Streets 9 Jun 2025

  Heswall in my Wirral West constituency is a brilliant place to live and deserves a thriving high street, but unfortunately for too many years now beloved shops have closed and decline has felt inevitable. The people of Heswall deserve better. I appreciate the Minister’s answer, but will he go further in explaining exactly how my constituents can take back control of their high street, so...

More of Matthew Patrick’s recent appearances

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