Shadow Secretary Resigns From Post Over Son’s Drugs Conviction

Shadow Secretary Resigns From Post Over Son’s Drugs Conviction

By Ben Kerrigan

A Labour Shadow  frontbencher has quit her role to “support family” after events surrounding her son’s drugs conviction came to light

Shadow international development secretary Kate Osamor  has stepped down following the revelation which was reported to Parliament’s standards watchdog.  Her son Ishmael Osamor let her down in a big way, but the Labour Secretary took no actions to discipline her son following the embarrassing revelations of criminal behaviour.  Ms Osamor is said to have been suffering the huge embarrassment of actions taken by her son who previously worked for Haringey Council

In a statement on Twitter, the Edmonton MP said it had been a “difficult time”.

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