Katharine Helen Osborne[1] is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Jarrow and Gateshead East, formerly Jarrow since 2019. [2][3]
Kate Osborne | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Jarrow and Gateshead East Jarrow (2019–2024) | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Hepburn |
| Majority | 8,946 (24.4%) |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Other political affiliations | Socialist Campaign Group (2019–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | South Tyneside |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | kate-osborne |
Career
editOsborne worked for Royal Mail for 25 years. Her first foray into politics came in 2009, when she contested a by-election for Preston ward on North Tyneside Council, losing to Conservative David Sarin.[4] The following year, Osborne was elected to represent the ward at the 2010 local elections, gaining the seat from the Conservative incumbent. She was re-elected to represent Preston in 2014, and again in 2018.[5][6][7] Osborne did not stand at the 2022 North Tyneside elections.[8]
She was elected to the House of Commons at the 2019 United Kingdom general election, representing Jarrow, a safe seat for Labour. She succeeded the party's former MP Stephen Hepburn, who had been prevented from standing again over allegations of misconduct.[9] Osborne is a member of Labour's left-wing Socialist Campaign Group.[10]
Osborne was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Shadow Home Affairs team, led by Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott, in January 2020.[11] She served until the front bench reshuffle following Keir Stamer's election as Labour Leader in April 2020. Osborne returned as a PPS in December 2021, this time to the Shadow Northern Ireland team led by Shadow Secretary of State Peter Kyle.[12]
In 2021, she was selected for the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme, assigned to the Royal Air Force.[13]
During the June 2022 rail strikes, Osborne joined a picket line with railway workers, reportedly going against orders from her party not to do so. Commenting, she said, "Solidarity to workers on strike today, they have my full support."[14]
Personal life
editOsborne is an activist and campaigner in the trade union and LGBT+ movements.[15]
She was[citation needed] married to Pamela Brooks,[16] a former North Tyneside councillor.[5][17] The couple served on the council at the same time, including four years in which they both represented Preston ward.[18] Brooks gained Preston from the Conservative candidate who had defeated her partner in 2009. Osborne has two sons and lives in her Jarrow constituency.[19]
On 16 March 2020, Osborne became the second British Member of Parliament to test positive for Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), after Conservative Nadine Dorries.[20] She was in self-isolation in her London flat for three weeks.[21][22]
References
edit- ^ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Kate Osborne selected as Labour's candidate in Jarrow". LabourList. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ Swales, Martin (12 December 2019). "DECLARATION OF RESULT Election of the Member of Parliament for the Jarrow Constituency" (PDF). South Tyneside Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Tories hold North Tyneside Preston seat". News Guardian. 28 September 2009. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
- ^ a b "North Tyneside Local Election results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "North Tyneside 2014 Local Election results". NorthTyneside.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ Seddon, Sean (4 May 2018). "North Tyneside local elections 2018 - results in full". nechronicle. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "2022 local election results". North Tyneside Council. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "Jarrow parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ Rodgers, Sienna (28 November 2020). "28 Socialist Campaign Group MPs urge reversal of Corbyn whip decision". LabourList. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ Sinclair, Sarah (30 January 2020). "Jarrow MP Kate Osborne joins Shadow Home Office team as Diane Abbott's parliamentary private secretary". Shields Gazette. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ Osborne, Kate [@KateOsborneMP] (21 December 2021). "I am pleased to announce that I have accepted the position of Private Parliamentary Secretary (PPS) to @PeterKyle, the Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "South Tyneside MP selected for Westminster armed services scheme". Shields Gazette. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ Hordon, Daniel (21 June 2022). "North East MP defies Labour bosses to join railway strikers on picket line". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ Read, Carly (11 December 2019). "Labour members urge Corbyn to scrap election candidate who shared Theresa May gun picture". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Osborne, Kate". Politics.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ Sharma, Sonia (7 May 2015). "North Tyneside local election results 2015: Who was elected in your area?". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Preston Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "About Me". Kate Osborne MP. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "Second MP Kate Osborne diagnosed with coronavirus following self-isolation". ITV News. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus: Jarrow MP Kate Osborne diagnosed with virus". BBC News. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ Dickinson, Katie (31 March 2020). "Jarrow MP on how Covid-19 symptoms left her 'scared' as she struggled to breathe". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
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