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British Labour politician

Kate Helen Osborne is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Jarrow since 2019.[1][2]

Osborne 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 out to Conservative David Sarin.[3] 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.[4][5][6] Osborne did not stand at the 2022 North Tyneside elections.[7]

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.[8] Osborne is a member of Labour’s left-wing Socialist Campaign Group.[9]

Osborne was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Shadow Home Affairs team, led by Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott, in January 2020.[10] 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.[11]

In 2021, she was selected for the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme, assigned to the Royal Air Force.[12]

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.”[13]

Personal life[edit]

Osborne is an activist and campaigner in the trade union and LGBT+ movements.[14]

She was married to Pamela Brooks,[15] a former North Tyneside councillor.[4][16] The couple served on the council at the same time, including four years in which they both represented Preston ward.[17] Brooks gained Preston from the Conservative candidate who had defeated her partner in 2009. Osborne has two sons and lives in her Jarrow constituency.[18]

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.[19] She was in self-isolation in her London flat for three weeks.[20][21]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “Kate Osborne selected as Labour’s candidate in Jarrow”. LabourList. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  2. ^ Swales, Martin (12 December 2019). “DECLARATION OF RESULT Election of the Member of Parliament for the Jarrow Constituency” (PDF). South Tyneside Council. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  3. ^ “Tories hold North Tyneside Preston seat”. News Guardian. 28 September 2009. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
  4. ^ a b “North Tyneside Local Election results 1973-2012” (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  5. ^ “North Tyneside 2014 Local Election results”. NorthTyneside.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  6. ^ Seddon, Sean (4 May 2018). “North Tyneside local elections 2018 – results in full”. nechronicle. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  7. ^ “2022 local election results”. North Tyneside Council. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  8. ^ “Jarrow parliamentary constituency – Election 2019”. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  9. ^ Rodgers, Sienna (28 November 2020). “28 Socialist Campaign Group MPs urge reversal of Corbyn whip decision”. LabourList. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ “South Tyneside MP selected for Westminster armed services scheme”. Shields Gazette. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ “Osborne, Kate”. Politics.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  16. ^ Sharma, Sonia (7 May 2015). “North Tyneside local election results 2015: Who was elected in your area?”. Chronicle Live. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  17. ^ “Local Elections Archive Project — Preston Ward”. www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  18. ^ “About Me”. Kate Osborne MP. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  19. ^ “Second MP Kate Osborne diagnosed with coronavirus following self-isolation”. ITV News. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  20. ^ “Coronavirus: Jarrow MP Kate Osborne diagnosed with virus”. BBC News. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  21. ^ 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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