Labour Party MP for Wirral West.
Matthew Patrick's most notable recent act was voting against his party four times on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in June 2025 — opposing Third Reading and backing tighter safeguards that would have disqualified applicants whose wish to die stemmed from feeling a burden, a mental disorder, disability, or financial hardship. That places him firmly in the sceptical wing of Labour on assisted dying: his voting profile shows he aligns with pro-assisted-dying positions just 29 percentage points below the Labour average, and with restrictive positions 21 points above it. His disability-rights voting record — 15 points above his party's average — reinforces the pattern.
Beyond that cluster of rebel votes, Patrick is a broadly loyal backbencher, voting with Labour 98.3% of the time across 81% of divisions — slightly below the Commons average for participation. His 157 contributions across 68 debates skew heavily toward economy and jobs, defence, social care, and health. Stance data shows strong alignment with progressive taxation and workers' rights, but low scores on civil liberties, pro-business measures, and parliamentary scrutiny — the last suggesting he rarely backs amendments designed to slow or challenge government legislation.
Local work dominates his public profile. News coverage highlights a systematic tour of every school in Wirral West, with Patrick citing "stark inequalities" and taking credit for supporting a free breakfast clubs application. He has also petitioned the council over safety concerns for young women at a local swimming pool. His early-stated priorities were NHS waiting times and economic abuse — the latter a specialist interest that his health and social care speech activity reflects. No committee roles are recorded.
Matthew Patrick is the Labour MP for Wirral West, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office).
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Moments where the whip was free, or where Patrick broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
| Date | Bill / motion | Vote | Whip |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 | Yes | Freevs party |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 | Yes | Freevs party |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 | Yes | Freevs party |
Source · Hansard
“Northern Ireland's manufacturing sector has strong opportunities through the defence growth deal; the government supports businesses to access the wider UK defence supply chain.”
“The government recognises the fishing industry's importance and has raised the issue with the Home Secretary, but immigration rules exist to protect domestic workers' access to job…”
“Policing is devolved; the Executive received a record £18.2 billion settlement and must decide resource allocation. The PSNI's business case and funding are matters for the Norther…”
“The Government has delivered record funding to Northern Ireland and is investing in service digitalisation, but reform requires partnership working with the Executive rather than s…”
Bluesky is the only social platform we ingest at the row level. The strip below is computed by classifying each post for substance (vs reposts, social mentions, scheduling) and then by tone (critical / measured / supportive) per target.
Patrick holds no select-committee seat this session. New 2024-intake MPs typically wait one term before being appointed.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Home Office | 5 | 50.0% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 2 | 20.0% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 1 | 10.0% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 1 | 10.0% |
| Wales Office | 1 | 10.0% |
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to help secure the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza.
We welcome the news that US-Israeli citizen Edan Alexander will be released. We thank Qatar and Egypt for their support in bringing Edan out. We call on all parties to use this opportunity to re-engage with negotiations to ensure a lasting …read full →
How many civil penalties were issued for incidents of illegal working in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20, (c) 2020-21, (d) 2021-22, (e) 2022-23, (f) 2023-24 and (g) 2024-25; and what the total value of those penalties was.
Information on illegal working civil penalty statistics has been published since 2016 as part of the Home Office Immigration Transparency Data. This can be found at Immigration Enforcement data: Q4 2024 - GOV.UK on tab CPO2.The most recent …read full →
How many (a) visits were made to premises where illegal working was suspected to be taking place and (b) arrests were made at those premises by immigration enforcement teams in (i) 2018-19, (ii) 2019-20, (iii) 2020-21, (iv) 2021-22, (v) 2022-23, (vi) 2023-24 and (viii) 2024-25.
The information requested is not currently available.Information relating to the number of illegal working visits is available in the Statistics relating to Illegal Migration - GOV.UK.Financial yearVolume of illegal working visits 2019/2062…read full →
On how many days Border Force would have implemented a red rating for expected numbers of small boat crossings in the Channel in (a) 2021-22, (b) 2022-23, and (c) 2023-24, if the existing methodology for implementing a red rating had been in place for the duration of those previous financial years.
The Home Office has interpreted the question to mean the periods 6 April – 5 April for the years quoted. The Met Office changed its assessment criteria for likelihood of crossings in May 2023. The following figures set out the numbers of da…read full →
SQR Group 11 May 2025 |
Source · Members API · Last amended 3 Jun 2025
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 134,507 | 76.6% |
| Office Costs | 24,944 | 14.2% |
| MP Travel | 6,303 | 3.6% |
| Accommodation | 5,359 | 3.1% |
| Staff Travel | 4,061 | 2.3% |
| Total · 206 claims | 175,493 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Patrick on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Wirral West | 23,156 | 46.4% | Won |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew PatrickWON | Lab | 23,156 | 46.4 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Wirral West →