"If I can do those two things I will feel really proud of that.” If a week is a long time in politics, 50 days could be described as a lifetime, but that is how long it has been since Wirral West MP, Matthew Patrick was elected to Parliament. Speaking to the Liverpool ECHO from a Hoylake coffee shop in his constituency, Matthew spoke about his first few weeks in Westminster, what his priorities are, and how he feels about representing his home area.
He said: “I’m really proud to be representing Wirral West, I love the Wirral, it’s my home and I think it’s an incredibly beautiful place. I'm never going to get sick of saying I’m your Labour Member of Parliament, they are nice words to say, not because they are nice words to say but because of what you can do with them, and the changes you can make. Starting a new job always involves having plenty to learn, and being an MP is no different, Matthew explains.
“I get this real sense that there are so many competing priorities of every hour of every day and it’s a real lesson in prioritisation and making sure you’re focused on what’s important and what you need to deliver. “For the start when you walk into Parliament, you’re handed a laptop, and they log you into an email account, you’ve already got issues that have been brought up by constituents in your inbox, but you haven’t got an office, you don’t have any staff to help you with the hundreds of emails you get a day; it’s intense but I am enjoying.