He was born and brought up in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England.[1] Patrick's parents worked in primary and secondary education. He attended Liverpool John Moores University, and was the first in his family to attend university. During his time at university, Patrick worked full time at a mortgage broker to fund living costs.[3]
Political career
Patrick joined the Labour party in 2010.[3] He was previously a Labour member of Wirral Council from 2013 to 2018 and is considered to be on the Labour Party's centrist wing.[4] His 2013 election in a ward in Upton, Merseyside came with a 4.5% swing to Labour.[5] Patrick has worked for the Financial Ombudsman Service;[1] after leaving Wirral council in 2018 he worked in financial regulation[3] in London.[5]The Skwawkbox published an article suggesting that Patrick had left the Wirral because of bullying accusations against a female member of the local Labour party, but Patrick stated that he left the role because he had been provided an attractive job offer.[6][7] Immediately prior to taking office, Patrick worked as a Senior Communications Manager for Pay.UK, an operator and standards body for inter-bank financial transactions.[8]
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.[5][9] 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.[8] In the 2024 general election, he was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Wirral West with 23,156 votes (46.4%) and a majority of 9,998 over the second place Conservative candidate.[10]
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