Labour Party MP for Jarrow and Gateshead East.
Kate Osborne is the Labour MP for Jarrow and Gateshead East, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019.
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Moments where the whip was free, or where Osborne broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
| Date | Bill / motion | Vote | Whip |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2026 | Privilege | Yes | vs party |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 | No | vs party |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 | No | vs party |
Source · Hansard
“The interest charged is a scandal and a rip-off; abolish tuition fees altogether to boost social mobility and eliminate student debt.”
“A conversion therapy ban must be trans-inclusive and urgently enacted; trans people face a dark and dangerous backlash that mirrors historical patterns of discrimination; trade uni…”
“Lesbian visibility and rights must be celebrated while addressing discrimination, healthcare barriers, hate crimes, and defending trans solidarity within the LGBTQIA+ community aga…”
“Openly lesbian MP emphasised pride as both celebration and protest, called out rising transphobic hate crime and hostile political rhetoric (including from Opposition), condemned l…”
Bluesky is the only social platform we ingest at the row level. The strip below is computed by classifying each post for substance (vs reposts, social mentions, scheduling) and then by tone (critical / measured / supportive) per target.
| When | Topic | Tone | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May | Culture Community | measured | “My team will also have them at our events across the summer and in Parliament. If you would like to order some please do get in touch. (2/2)” |
| 25 May | Culture Community | celebratory | “Thanks to JT Workshop for working with me to make these beautiful commemorative discs, as well as awarding all poetry entries one of these each, I’ll be sending…” |
| 25 May | Culture Community | measured | “Today we remember the 92 workers who were killed, and acknowledge the impact this disaster had on improving mining safety, including the development of miners' …” |
Osborne holds no select-committee seat this session. New 2024-intake MPs typically wait one term before being appointed.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 15 | 20.0% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 13 | 17.3% |
| Women and Equalities | 12 | 16.0% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 7 | 9.3% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 6 | 8.0% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 5 | 6.7% |
| Treasury | 4 | 5.3% |
| Department for Education | 3 | 4.0% |
Whether he has had discussions with Morrisons on its reported plans to close 100 Morrisons Daily stores, including the store on Edinburgh Road in Jarrow; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of those closures on workers, high streets and access to essential retail services in affected communities.
Awaiting answer.
What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Post Office Ltd’s franchising model in maintaining community access to Post Office services where branches are located within retail premises that subsequently close; and what discussions he has had with Post Office Ltd on the proposed closure of Edinburgh Road Post Office in Jarrow following the proposed closure of the Morrisons Daily store in which it is located.
Awaiting answer.
What steps his Department is taking to ensure that Capita plc processes Civil Service pension cases in (a) a timely and (b) an efficient manner; and what that timeframe will be.
Awaiting answer.
If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of designating the wreck of the SS Tilawa, sunk in 1942, as a protected heritage site in recognition of its status as a Commonwealth wartime loss.
Awaiting answer.
The Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) 18 August 2025 |
Football Supporters’ Association 10 August 2025 |
The Football Association 17 May 2025 |
Name of company or organisation: Kate Osborne Campaigns Ltd
Name of company or organisation: Kate Osborne Campaigns Ltd
Interest held: from 6 October 2022
(Registered 14 October 2022) |
Director of Kate Osborne Campaigns Ltd. This is an unpaid role.
Director of Kate Osborne Campaigns Ltd. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 6 October 2022
(Registered 14 October 2022) |
Source · Members API · Last amended 2 Sept 2025
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 250,698 | 72.1% |
| Office Costs | 35,863 | 10.3% |
| Accommodation | 33,835 | 9.7% |
| Staff Travel | 14,711 | 4.2% |
| MP Travel | 12,641 | 3.6% |
| Total · 170 claims | 347,748 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Osborne on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jarrow and Gateshead East | 18,856 | 51.3% | Won |
| 2019 | Jarrow | 18,363 | 45.1% | Won |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kate OsborneWON | Lab | 18,856 | 51.3 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Jarrow and Gateshead East →