About James

James was first elected as Labour and Co-operative MP for Ealing North in December 2019.

In his first term he served as a member of the House of Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee, an Opposition Whip, and a shadow Treasury minister.

James was re-elected in July 2024 and he is currently the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury.

Before becoming an MP, James Murray was the Deputy Mayor for Housing at City Hall, where he oversaw the Mayor’s £4.8 billion affordable homes programme. This included ‘Building Council Homes for Londoners’ – the first-ever City Hall initiative dedicated to building new council homes – which saw more council homes being built in London than in any time for the last 30 years.

James grew up in Ealing with his brother and mum who was a Labour Councillor in Cleveland from 2014-18.