British politician
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] Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Chancellor of the Exchequer , Rachel Reeves .[ 3]
Early life and education
Walker comes from Lanark [ 4] Stirling .[ 5] [ 4] University of Edinburgh with a Masters in mental philosophy.
Early career
Walker worked as
an actor, including roles in Taggart , Doctors and The Big Read,[ 5] [ 6]
a political consultant,
a vice president of the RSPCA , the animal welfare charity. She also served as
Parliamentary career
In the 2024 United Kingdom general election Walker was elected as MP for the new constituency of Hamilton and Clyde Valley with a majority of 9,472.[ 8] Rachel Reeves , Chancellor of the Exchequer .[ 9]
Personal life
Walker is married to Morgan McSweeney , the Chief of Staff to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer .[ 10] [ 11]
References
^ "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" . The Times . Retrieved 23 July 2024 . {{cite web }}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link )^ a b c Madeley, Peter (1 September 2021). "Former actor taken on to help leader of crisis-stricken Sandwell Council" . www.expressandstar.com . ^ a b Healey, Derek (16 June 2024). "Imogen Walker: Rising star and one half of Labour's new power couple" . ^ "Imogen Walker | Actress" . IMDb .^ 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 . ^ Thomson, Ross (5 July 2024). "Imogen Walker sweeps Labour to victory in the Hamilton & Clyde Valley constituency" . The Daily Record . Retrieved 6 October 2024 . ^ Tonner, Judith (1 August 2024), "Walker is 'eyes and ears' of the new chancellor" , Hamilton Advertiser , retrieved 6 October 2024 – via Pressreader.com ^ Balls, Katy (6 October 2024). "Sue Gray out, Morgan McSweeney in" . The Spectator . Retrieved 6 October 2024 . ^ Wearmouth, Rachel (16 November 2022). "Morgan McSweeney – Labour's power broker" . New Statesman . Retrieved 11 July 2024 .
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