Imogen Walker
Imogen Walker | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Hamilton and Clyde Valley | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Member of Lambeth London Borough Council for Stockwell | |
| In office 4 May 2006 – 3 May 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Morgan McSweeney |
Imogen Walker is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hamilton and Clyde Valley since the 2024 UK general election.[1][2] She is currently a parliamentary private secretary for Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves.[3]
Background
[edit]Prior to her election to parliament, Walker worked as an actor, a political consultant, and a trustee to the RSPCA, the animal welfare charity. She also served as a ward councillor and deputy finance leader for the London Borough of Lambeth.[4] She graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a masters in mental philosophy.
Parliamentary career
[edit]In her first major vote in the House of Commons on July 23, 2024, Walker cast her ballot along party lines to avoid language regarding the two-child benefit cap in the King's Speech, opposing an amendment tabled by the Scottish National Party (SNP).[5] The vote came amid protest from the left of the Labour Party to scrap the restriction on child benefit eligibility, introduced by the Conservative Party in 2017.
Personal life
[edit]She is married to senior Labour Party operative, Morgan McSweeney, the head of political strategy for UK prime minister Keir Starmer. McSweeney and Walker have a son together.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hamilton & Clyde Valley | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ Thomson, Ross (5 July 2024). "Imogen Walker sweeps Labour to victory in Hamilton & Clyde Valley constituency". Daily Record. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ Massie, John Boothman, Alex (23 July 2024). "Scottish Labour MPs take first steps on ministerial ladder". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Healey, Derek (16 June 2024). "Imogen Walker: Rising star and one half of Labour's new power couple". The Sunday Post. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Here's how the 37 Scottish Labour MPs voted on two-child benefit cap". Yahoo News. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Wearmouth, Rachel (16 November 2022). "Morgan McSweeney – Labour's power broker". New Statesman. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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