Jarrow and Gateshead East.

One of only a handful of Labour MPs to vote for referring Keir Starmer to the Privileges Committee, Osborne broke with her party in April over allegations that the Prime Minister misled Parliament on Peter Mandelson's appointment as US Ambassador. That was her most dramatic rebel vote, but not an isolated one -- she also voted against the tuition fee rise in March 2026, against expanded protest criminalisation in January, and against welfare reform measures in July 2025. Her voting pattern on benefits is striking: she backs disability benefit protections at nearly 100%, against a party average of 12%, and opposes benefit cuts at a rate more than 60 percentage points above her Labour colleagues.

At 62% participation, Osborne votes less often than the Commons average, but when she does vote, she is a 96% party-line MP overall -- meaning her rebellions are targeted rather than habitual. Her speeches cluster around social care, the economy, health, and cost of living, consistent with a constituency focus on post-industrial deprivation. She sits on no select committees.

The local picture is more mixed. Osborne has secured significant investment for Jarrow -- a £20 million regeneration plan and roughly £30 million in total funding -- and has championed the 90th anniversary of the Jarrow Crusade as a national moment. Against that, a parliamentary expenses investigation reported in August 2025 remains a reputational complication; its outcome is not yet reflected in available data. News sentiment across 89 articles over 90 days is close to neutral, with no dominant positive or negative theme.