Kate Osborne MP
@kateosbornemp.bsky.social
Labour MP for Jarrow and Gateshead East.
Proud Trade Unionist, fighting for socialism, equality, LGBTQ+ rights
Proud Trade Unionist, fighting for socialism, equality, LGBTQ+ rights
Pinned
When you pass a report banning Conversion Practices at the Council of Europe 👏
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I'm in regular contact with our local WASPI campaigners, and have been vocal in my demands for justice for women born in the 1950s.
As APPG Co-Chair, I was joined by 91 MPs and Lords in calling for the Govt to reconsider its rejection of compensation for 1950s women for maladministered state pension age changes. The Ombudsman was clear: injustice occurred, compensation should follow. Read the letter in full👇
February 6, 2026 at 10:54 AM
I'm in regular contact with our local WASPI campaigners, and have been vocal in my demands for justice for women born in the 1950s.
This week the Government has launched a 10 Year National Cancer Plan with reforms on how cancer is diagnosed and treated
🩺 Faster diagnostics
🔎 Early Detection
🔬 Research and Innovation
🧑⚕️ Experience of care
🏥 Treatment at specialist centres
The faster cancer is caught, the better the outcomes
🩺 Faster diagnostics
🔎 Early Detection
🔬 Research and Innovation
🧑⚕️ Experience of care
🏥 Treatment at specialist centres
The faster cancer is caught, the better the outcomes
February 5, 2026 at 3:02 PM
This week the Government has launched a 10 Year National Cancer Plan with reforms on how cancer is diagnosed and treated
🩺 Faster diagnostics
🔎 Early Detection
🔬 Research and Innovation
🧑⚕️ Experience of care
🏥 Treatment at specialist centres
The faster cancer is caught, the better the outcomes
🩺 Faster diagnostics
🔎 Early Detection
🔬 Research and Innovation
🧑⚕️ Experience of care
🏥 Treatment at specialist centres
The faster cancer is caught, the better the outcomes
Good to meet with @DogsTrust.bsky.social in Parliament to discuss regulating the animal rehoming sector
As an animal lover, I completely support their campaign for licensing of animal welfare establishments, incl sanctuaries, rehoming organisations, animal rescues and rehab centres!
As an animal lover, I completely support their campaign for licensing of animal welfare establishments, incl sanctuaries, rehoming organisations, animal rescues and rehab centres!
February 4, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Good to meet with @DogsTrust.bsky.social in Parliament to discuss regulating the animal rehoming sector
As an animal lover, I completely support their campaign for licensing of animal welfare establishments, incl sanctuaries, rehoming organisations, animal rescues and rehab centres!
As an animal lover, I completely support their campaign for licensing of animal welfare establishments, incl sanctuaries, rehoming organisations, animal rescues and rehab centres!
Civil Service Pension Delays 👇👇
In a very busy debate in Parliament today, I raised the ongoing delays Jarrow and Gateshead East constituents are having receiving their Civil Service pensions.
In a very busy debate in Parliament today, I raised the ongoing delays Jarrow and Gateshead East constituents are having receiving their Civil Service pensions.
February 4, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Civil Service Pension Delays 👇👇
In a very busy debate in Parliament today, I raised the ongoing delays Jarrow and Gateshead East constituents are having receiving their Civil Service pensions.
In a very busy debate in Parliament today, I raised the ongoing delays Jarrow and Gateshead East constituents are having receiving their Civil Service pensions.
It was such a pleasure to meet with Claire Harvey, Paralympian and Equality activist about the @nionwomen.bsky.social campaign which she founded along with a broad group of women to support and speak up for the trans community.
(And Claire even brought the cake!🍰)
(And Claire even brought the cake!🍰)
February 4, 2026 at 10:15 AM
It was such a pleasure to meet with Claire Harvey, Paralympian and Equality activist about the @nionwomen.bsky.social campaign which she founded along with a broad group of women to support and speak up for the trans community.
(And Claire even brought the cake!🍰)
(And Claire even brought the cake!🍰)
I've just voted to scrap the abhorrent two child cap.
Abolishing the two-child benefit cap is the single most effective thing the govt can take to alleviate child poverty.
It will lift 67,580 North East children - including 2,610 children in Jarrow and Gateshead East - out of poverty. (1/3)
Abolishing the two-child benefit cap is the single most effective thing the govt can take to alleviate child poverty.
It will lift 67,580 North East children - including 2,610 children in Jarrow and Gateshead East - out of poverty. (1/3)
February 3, 2026 at 8:23 PM
I've just voted to scrap the abhorrent two child cap.
Abolishing the two-child benefit cap is the single most effective thing the govt can take to alleviate child poverty.
It will lift 67,580 North East children - including 2,610 children in Jarrow and Gateshead East - out of poverty. (1/3)
Abolishing the two-child benefit cap is the single most effective thing the govt can take to alleviate child poverty.
It will lift 67,580 North East children - including 2,610 children in Jarrow and Gateshead East - out of poverty. (1/3)
Great to join colleagues at today’s Trade Union Group Executive meeting and hear from Joanne Thomas, Usdaw General Secretary, about how we can continue to work together with our trade unions. (1/2)
February 3, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Great to join colleagues at today’s Trade Union Group Executive meeting and hear from Joanne Thomas, Usdaw General Secretary, about how we can continue to work together with our trade unions. (1/2)
Labour’s Warm Homes Plan will deliver £15 billion of public investment, upgrading up to 5 million homes, cutting energy bills and lifting 1 million families out of fuel poverty by 2030 (1/2)
February 3, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Labour’s Warm Homes Plan will deliver £15 billion of public investment, upgrading up to 5 million homes, cutting energy bills and lifting 1 million families out of fuel poverty by 2030 (1/2)
When you pass a report banning Conversion Practices at the Council of Europe 👏
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇪🇺 🔥
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇪🇺 🔥
January 29, 2026 at 9:18 PM
When you pass a report banning Conversion Practices at the Council of Europe 👏
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇪🇺 🔥
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇪🇺 🔥
For too long 1950s born women have been fighting for justice, I've met with local WASPI campaigners many times, raised their concerns in Parliament & written to the Chancellor calling for action.
Today's announcement is disappointing but my support for 1950s born women remains absolutely unchanged
Today's announcement is disappointing but my support for 1950s born women remains absolutely unchanged
January 29, 2026 at 12:31 PM
For too long 1950s born women have been fighting for justice, I've met with local WASPI campaigners many times, raised their concerns in Parliament & written to the Chancellor calling for action.
Today's announcement is disappointing but my support for 1950s born women remains absolutely unchanged
Today's announcement is disappointing but my support for 1950s born women remains absolutely unchanged
Glad to see more people joining my call to boycott the World Cup 👇
Football is a great unifier and as a lifelong football fan I do not take the decision to boycott the World Cup lightly.
Football is a great unifier and as a lifelong football fan I do not take the decision to boycott the World Cup lightly.
January 28, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Glad to see more people joining my call to boycott the World Cup 👇
Football is a great unifier and as a lifelong football fan I do not take the decision to boycott the World Cup lightly.
Football is a great unifier and as a lifelong football fan I do not take the decision to boycott the World Cup lightly.
Good news for homeowners
🏬We’re capping ground rents at £250 a year in England & Wales - saving some households £hundreds
❌New leasehold flats are being banned
✅Current leaseholders will get the right to switch to commonhold
🧾We’ll make service charges more transparent
Promise made, promise kept.
🏬We’re capping ground rents at £250 a year in England & Wales - saving some households £hundreds
❌New leasehold flats are being banned
✅Current leaseholders will get the right to switch to commonhold
🧾We’ll make service charges more transparent
Promise made, promise kept.
January 27, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Good news for homeowners
🏬We’re capping ground rents at £250 a year in England & Wales - saving some households £hundreds
❌New leasehold flats are being banned
✅Current leaseholders will get the right to switch to commonhold
🧾We’ll make service charges more transparent
Promise made, promise kept.
🏬We’re capping ground rents at £250 a year in England & Wales - saving some households £hundreds
❌New leasehold flats are being banned
✅Current leaseholders will get the right to switch to commonhold
🧾We’ll make service charges more transparent
Promise made, promise kept.
Reposted by Kate Osborne MP
Very encouraged by the report and draft Resolution of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe for a ban on conversion practices, which aligns with #HumanRights standards. @kateosbornemp.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Very encouraged by the report and draft Resolution of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe for a ban on conversion practices, which aligns with #HumanRights standards. @kateosbornemp.bsky.social
What we need is a campaign to retain the seat & return a Labour MP
Labour members in Gorton & Denton must be able to pick their candidate from a full shortlist
We do not need factionalism before party - excluding Andy Burnham if he wants to stand would be a mistake & very weak
Labour members in Gorton & Denton must be able to pick their candidate from a full shortlist
We do not need factionalism before party - excluding Andy Burnham if he wants to stand would be a mistake & very weak
January 23, 2026 at 9:02 PM
What we need is a campaign to retain the seat & return a Labour MP
Labour members in Gorton & Denton must be able to pick their candidate from a full shortlist
We do not need factionalism before party - excluding Andy Burnham if he wants to stand would be a mistake & very weak
Labour members in Gorton & Denton must be able to pick their candidate from a full shortlist
We do not need factionalism before party - excluding Andy Burnham if he wants to stand would be a mistake & very weak
A day in Parliament life 👇
Every day is a whirlwind, This doesn't cover the half of it, but here are some highlights from the 20th Jan:
Every day is a whirlwind, This doesn't cover the half of it, but here are some highlights from the 20th Jan:
January 23, 2026 at 2:47 PM
A day in Parliament life 👇
Every day is a whirlwind, This doesn't cover the half of it, but here are some highlights from the 20th Jan:
Every day is a whirlwind, This doesn't cover the half of it, but here are some highlights from the 20th Jan:
Labour is investing £1.5 BILLION into our arts, museums, libraries & heritage sites over the next 5 years
January 23, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Labour is investing £1.5 BILLION into our arts, museums, libraries & heritage sites over the next 5 years
Cervical cancer is almost wholly preventable - yet every day in the UK two people lose their lives to cervical cancer & nine more will receive a life-changing diagnosis
Don't put your cervical screening appointment off - it really can save lives & only takes 5 minutes
#CervicalCancerPreventionWeek
Don't put your cervical screening appointment off - it really can save lives & only takes 5 minutes
#CervicalCancerPreventionWeek
January 22, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Cervical cancer is almost wholly preventable - yet every day in the UK two people lose their lives to cervical cancer & nine more will receive a life-changing diagnosis
Don't put your cervical screening appointment off - it really can save lives & only takes 5 minutes
#CervicalCancerPreventionWeek
Don't put your cervical screening appointment off - it really can save lives & only takes 5 minutes
#CervicalCancerPreventionWeek
Pleased to have joined The Criminal Bar Association in Parliament this week on their #JusticeNeedsJuries campaign alongside my colleague Karl Turner MP
We need to take action to end delays in the criminal justice system but removing the right to a trial by jury is not the way to do it.
We need to take action to end delays in the criminal justice system but removing the right to a trial by jury is not the way to do it.
January 22, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Pleased to have joined The Criminal Bar Association in Parliament this week on their #JusticeNeedsJuries campaign alongside my colleague Karl Turner MP
We need to take action to end delays in the criminal justice system but removing the right to a trial by jury is not the way to do it.
We need to take action to end delays in the criminal justice system but removing the right to a trial by jury is not the way to do it.
I have been inundated with emails from constituents about banning social media for under 16’s.
This week Govt set out plans for a consultation & I welcome that consultation.
I will be holding events in Jarrow & Gateshead East to seek your views, but welcome all emails & comments with your thoughts.
This week Govt set out plans for a consultation & I welcome that consultation.
I will be holding events in Jarrow & Gateshead East to seek your views, but welcome all emails & comments with your thoughts.
January 21, 2026 at 12:49 PM
I have been inundated with emails from constituents about banning social media for under 16’s.
This week Govt set out plans for a consultation & I welcome that consultation.
I will be holding events in Jarrow & Gateshead East to seek your views, but welcome all emails & comments with your thoughts.
This week Govt set out plans for a consultation & I welcome that consultation.
I will be holding events in Jarrow & Gateshead East to seek your views, but welcome all emails & comments with your thoughts.
Trump’s a misogynist, his hateful, xenophobic and dangerous rhetoric was allowed to go unchecked and like all bullies his behaviour got worse.
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January 19, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Trump’s a misogynist, his hateful, xenophobic and dangerous rhetoric was allowed to go unchecked and like all bullies his behaviour got worse.
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I have joined Colleagues in writing to the Chancellor urging her enhance the finance inclusion bill & expand credit unions to offer more affordable credit & better savings to people across the UK without the high risk and high cost that come with the payday loan industry
January 19, 2026 at 3:04 PM
I have joined Colleagues in writing to the Chancellor urging her enhance the finance inclusion bill & expand credit unions to offer more affordable credit & better savings to people across the UK without the high risk and high cost that come with the payday loan industry
In my latest Shields Gazette column I talked about our brilliant local businesses and the support they give the wider community, from community groups, to our charities, to sponsoring our football clubs - we come together with a vibrant local economy delivering enormous social value.
Read more 👇
Read more 👇
January 15, 2026 at 2:29 PM
In my latest Shields Gazette column I talked about our brilliant local businesses and the support they give the wider community, from community groups, to our charities, to sponsoring our football clubs - we come together with a vibrant local economy delivering enormous social value.
Read more 👇
Read more 👇
Happy Orthodox New Year to all who are celebrating in Jarrow and Gateshead East and across the UK
January 14, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Happy Orthodox New Year to all who are celebrating in Jarrow and Gateshead East and across the UK
As I made clear repeatedly to constituents and the Government, mandatory digital ID was something I was fully opposed to as policies like this are ineffective and hit minorities, the poorest and the digitally excluded hardest. As well as being a serious infringement on our civil liberties.
January 14, 2026 at 12:24 PM
As I made clear repeatedly to constituents and the Government, mandatory digital ID was something I was fully opposed to as policies like this are ineffective and hit minorities, the poorest and the digitally excluded hardest. As well as being a serious infringement on our civil liberties.
There is no room in international sport or our international communities for such a clear disregard for human rights & international law
I'll continue pressing FIFA to remove USA from the upcoming World Cup to send a clear message that the international community condemns the US Presidents actions.
I'll continue pressing FIFA to remove USA from the upcoming World Cup to send a clear message that the international community condemns the US Presidents actions.
January 13, 2026 at 4:28 PM
There is no room in international sport or our international communities for such a clear disregard for human rights & international law
I'll continue pressing FIFA to remove USA from the upcoming World Cup to send a clear message that the international community condemns the US Presidents actions.
I'll continue pressing FIFA to remove USA from the upcoming World Cup to send a clear message that the international community condemns the US Presidents actions.