28 Facts About Kate Osamor

Kate Osamor is a member of the Socialist Campaign Group parliamentary caucus.

Kate Osamor was educated at Fortismere School, Muswell Hill from 1979 to 1983.

Kate Osamor completed an access course at Hackney College from 2003 to 2006, and subsequently read Third World Studies at the University of East London.

Kate Osamor worked for The Big Issue newspaper after graduating, but has principally worked in the NHS and been active in Unite the Union.

Kate Osamor was an executive assistant in a general practitioner out of hours service for 9 years and a GP practice manager for 2 years.

In 2014, Kate Osamor was elected a member of the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party.

Kate Osamor obtained 25,388 votes, increasing Labour's majority from 9,613 to 15,419.

Kate Osamor was one of 36 Labour MPs to nominate Jeremy Corbyn as a candidate in the Labour leadership election of 2015.

Kate Osamor was appointed as a Parliamentary Private Secretary to Corbyn in September 2015.

On 14 January 2016, Kate Osamor was appointed by Corbyn to the Opposition frontbench as Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities.

On 27 June 2016, after the resignations of numerous members of Labour's ministerial team due to disquiet over Corbyn's leadership, Kate Osamor was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for International Development.

Kate Osamor advocated an increase in aid funding for women's groups, and argued that international aid should be targeted towards schemes which aimed to reduce inequality as well schemes aimed at poverty reduction.

Kate Osamor was re-elected as MP for Edmonton in the 2017 General Election.

Kate Osamor was an active campaigner for the Remain campaign during the EU referendum and a prominent member of the 'Love Socialism, Hate Brexit' group.

Kate Osamor has served as the chair for the All Party Parliamentary Group for Nigeria since 2015.

In January 2016, Kate Osamor was accused of hypocrisy for advertising an unpaid internship which paid expenses only.

Kate Osamor subsequently withdrew the advert, claiming it had been a "misunderstanding".

In October 2018, it was revealed that Kate Osamor continued to employ her son, Ishmael, in her Parliamentary office despite his drug-related convictions.

Kate Osamor faced further criticism when it was revealed that she used parliamentary stationery and referenced her shadow cabinet position in writing to the judge.

Kate Osamor was first referred to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards in November 2018, by a Conservative MP, and the investigation was expanded following the incident with the journalist.

Kate Osamor denied any wrongdoing, and called the initial referral "politically motivated".

Kate Osamor resigned from the Shadow Cabinet on 1 December 2018, stating she needed "to concentrate on supporting my family through the difficult time we have been experiencing".

Kate Osamor was ordered to produce a written apology for her actions.

Kate Osamor accepted that she broke the rules and apologised to the Commissioner, although she later commented that she was "the target of a witch-hunt, and that race and class were factors".

Kate Osamor's mother, Martha, is a Labour activist and politician who served as a Councillor and Deputy Leader of Haringey Council.

Kate Osamor was appointed to the House of Lords in 2018, on the recommendation of Jeremy Corbyn, where she sits in Parliament alongside her daughter.

Kate Osamor was diagnosed with dyslexia at university, to which she attributes some of her difficulties at school.

Kate Osamor resigned from his job and positions after his criminal conviction in 2018.