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Imogen Walker

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Imogen Walker
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Assistant Government Whip
In office
7 September 2025 – 22 July 2026
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Andy Burnham
Chief WhipJonathan Reynolds
Deputy Chief WhipMark Tami
Member of Parliament
for Hamilton and Clyde Valley
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byConstituency established
Majority9,472 (25.5%)
Member of Lambeth London Borough Council for Stockwell
In office
4 May 2006 – 3 May 2018
Personal details
PartyLabour Party
SpouseMorgan McSweeney
Children1
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh

Imogen Walker is a Scottish Labour politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hamilton and Clyde Valley since the 2024 UK general election.[1][2] She was an Assistant Whip.[3]

Early life and education

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Walker comes from Lanark[4] and went to school in Stirling.[5] She attended drama school in London[4] and graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a master's degree in mental philosophy.

Early career

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Walker has worked as an actor, including roles in Taggart, Doctors and The Big Read,[5] from 1999 to 2007,[6] a political consultant, and a vice president of the RSPCA, the animal welfare charity.

She also served as a ward councillor, deputy finance leader, and deputy leader (from 2014 to 2018)[4] for the London Borough of Lambeth.[7]

Parliamentary career

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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] Shortly after being elected, she was appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Rachel Reeves, Chancellor of the Exchequer.[9]

In the September 2025 cabinet reshuffle Walker was appointed to the ministerial position of assistant government whip.[10]

Personal life

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Walker is married to Morgan McSweeney, former Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.[11] McSweeney used his position to aid his wife's selection as a candidate for the Labour Party.[12] They have a son together.[13]

References

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  1. ↑ "Hamilton & Clyde Valley | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  2. ↑ Thomson, Ross (5 July 2024). "Imogen Walker sweeps Labour to victory in Hamilton & Clyde Valley constituency". Daily Record. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ↑ Elliards, Xander (8 September 2025). "Keir Starmer hands loyal Labour MPs UK Government jobs – see full list". The National. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Madeley, Peter (1 September 2021). "Former actor taken on to help leader of crisis-stricken Sandwell Council". www.expressandstar.com.
  5. 1 2 Healey, Derek (16 June 2024). "Imogen Walker: Rising star and one half of Labour's new power couple".
  6. ↑ "Imogen Walker | Actress". IMDb.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Thomson, Ross (5 July 2024). "Imogen Walker sweeps Labour to victory in the Hamilton & Clyde Valley constituency". The Daily Record. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  9. ↑ Tonner, Judith (1 August 2024), "Walker is 'eyes and ears' of the new chancellor", Hamilton Advertiser, retrieved 6 October 2024 – via Pressreader.com
  10. ↑ "Ministerial appointments: September 2025". Prime Minister's Office. 11 September 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025 – via gov.uk.
  11. ↑ Balls, Katy (6 October 2024). "Sue Gray out, Morgan McSweeney in". The Spectator. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  12. ↑ "Morgan McSweeney: brains behind Labour's comeback undone by poor judgment | ...McSweeney ensured that Corbynites were largely purged from lists of potential candidates, favouring instead moderates such as his wife, the former actor Imogen Walker..." The Guardian. 8 February 2026.
  13. ↑ Wearmouth, Rachel (16 November 2022). "Morgan McSweeney – Labour's power broker". New Statesman. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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