Matthew Patrick

Early life and education He was born and brought up in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. Patrick's parents worked in primary and secondary education. He attended Liverpool John Moores University. Political career Patrick joined the Labour party in 2010. He was a Labour member of Wirral Council from 2013 to 2018 and is considered to be on the Labour Party's centrist wing. His 2013 election in a ward in Upton, Merseyside came with a 4.5% swing to Labour. Patrick has worked for the Financial Ombudsman Service;

Patrick put himself forward as the Labour candidate for Wirral West in 2023. The selection process was controversial, with several members resigning from posts because of the candidate choices on the four-person shortlist. In March 2024, before the election was called but after his selection as candidate, Patrick went on a fully-funded four-day visit to Israel funded by Labour Friends of Israel. The purpose of the visit was for education and to meet with important political figures.

In November 2024, Patrick was appointed as a Parliamentary Private Secretary in the departments for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).

In September 2025, Patrick was appointed as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Northern Ireland Office as part of Prime Minister Keir Starmer's reshuffle.

Personal life He is Jewish, and swore an oath to Charles III on the Torah during the State Opening of Parliament. He supports West Bromwich Albion F.C.