Imogen Walker

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
EducationUniversity 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. She was an Assistant Whip.

Early life and education

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

Early career

Walker has worked as an actor, including roles in Taggart, Doctors and The Big Read, from 1999 to 2007,[better source needed] 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) for the London Borough of Lambeth.

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

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

Personal life

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

References

  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. ↑ McKelvie, Geraldine; Stacey, Kiran (8 February 2026). "Morgan McSweeney: brains behind Labour's comeback undone by poor judgment". The Guardian. McSweeney ensured that Corbynites were largely purged from lists of potential candidates, favouring instead moderates such as his wife, the former actor Imogen Walker.
  13. ↑ Wearmouth, Rachel (16 November 2022). "Morgan McSweeney – Labour's power broker". New Statesman. Retrieved 11 July 2024.