Coventry North West.

Owatemi's most distinctive recent actions came on the assisted dying bill, where she broke with Labour four times in a single day. On 20 June 2025 she voted to tighten eligibility criteria -- backing amendments to prevent voluntary starvation being used to qualify as terminally ill -- while also supporting a procedural safeguard requiring a replacement doctor if an assessor dies mid-process. These rebel votes place her among the more cautious Labour MPs on the bill, and her deviation data confirms it: she scores 22 percentage points above her party average on end-of-life autonomy and 20 points above on assisted dying safeguards, suggesting a consistent preference for tighter restrictions rather than opposition to the bill outright.

Beyond the assisted dying votes, Owatemi is a broadly loyal backbencher. She votes with Labour 97% of the time and participated in 82% of votes, close to the Commons average. Her speeches cluster around health, the economy, and social care -- consistent with her background as a pharmacist. She stands notably below her party average on pension protection (17% vs 43%) and has not voted in line with Labour on football regulation at all, though the data does not explain why. She scores well above her party on parliamentary scrutiny measures, which aligns with her rebel votes on procedural safeguards in the assisted dying bill.

On the ground, Owatemi has received positive local coverage for helping secure £40m of government investment in Tile Hill and Hillfields and for supporting new 20mph zones following residents' complaints -- though in both cases local councillors led the work. She holds no select committee role. Her speech activity has been modest -- 24 contributions across 7 debates, with her last recorded speech in February 2026 -- so the picture of her parliamentary work is partial.