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| Labour's Kate Osamor resigns as shadow minister | Labour's Kate Osamor resigns as shadow minister |
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| Labour frontbencher Kate Osamor has quit her role to support her family, after allegedly throwing a bucket of water at a newspaper journalist. | |
| It comes weeks after she was reported to Parliament's standards watchdog. | It comes weeks after she was reported to Parliament's standards watchdog. |
| Earlier in the year, the Edmonton MP's son, Ishmael - then a Haringey councillor - was convicted of having £2,500-worth of drugs at a festival. | Earlier in the year, the Edmonton MP's son, Ishmael - then a Haringey councillor - was convicted of having £2,500-worth of drugs at a festival. |
| The Times newspaper says its reporter was visiting her home to ask questions about the case. | The Times newspaper says its reporter was visiting her home to ask questions about the case. |
| Her resignation follows allegations of misconduct made by the newspaper, which says she verbally abused its reporter on Friday night before throwing water over him, then calling the police. | Her resignation follows allegations of misconduct made by the newspaper, which says she verbally abused its reporter on Friday night before throwing water over him, then calling the police. |
| The reporter had visited the MP's home seeking a response to ongoing questions surrounding Ms Osamor's son's conviction for drug offences, the newspaper said. | The reporter had visited the MP's home seeking a response to ongoing questions surrounding Ms Osamor's son's conviction for drug offences, the newspaper said. |
| In a statement on Twitter, the Edmonton MP said it had been a "difficult time". | In a statement on Twitter, the Edmonton MP said it had been a "difficult time". |
| Ishmael Osamor pleaded guilty in September to four charges of drug possession at the Bestival festival in Dorset, but prosecutors accepted he wasn't planning to sell the drugs. | Ishmael Osamor pleaded guilty in September to four charges of drug possession at the Bestival festival in Dorset, but prosecutors accepted he wasn't planning to sell the drugs. |
| According to The Times, Ms Osamor, who was Labour's shadow secretary of state for international development, said she did not know about the case until after sentencing in October. | According to The Times, Ms Osamor, who was Labour's shadow secretary of state for international development, said she did not know about the case until after sentencing in October. |
| But the newspaper reports that the MP wrote a letter to the trial judge asking for leniency and stressing her son's remorse. | But the newspaper reports that the MP wrote a letter to the trial judge asking for leniency and stressing her son's remorse. |
| The BBC has approached Ms Osamor for comment on the allegations made by the newspaper. | The BBC has approached Ms Osamor for comment on the allegations made by the newspaper. |
| Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn thanked Ms Osamor, who was elected in 2015, for bringing "a new dimension" to her role as a shadow minister "by committing Labour to tackling global inequality as well as poverty". | Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn thanked Ms Osamor, who was elected in 2015, for bringing "a new dimension" to her role as a shadow minister "by committing Labour to tackling global inequality as well as poverty". |
| Dan Carden, MP for Liverpool Walton, has been appointed acting shadow secretary of state for international development. | |
| Ms Osamor's "integrity" was questioned when she continued to employ her son as a communications officer after he resigned as a local councillor. | Ms Osamor's "integrity" was questioned when she continued to employ her son as a communications officer after he resigned as a local councillor. |
| Last month a Tory MP reported her to Parliament's standards watchdog over her son's continued employment in her Westminster office as a researcher. | Last month a Tory MP reported her to Parliament's standards watchdog over her son's continued employment in her Westminster office as a researcher. |
| Ishmael Osamor was caught trying to take ecstasy, cocaine, ketamine and cannabis into the festival in August 2017 - nine months before he was elected as a councillor for Haringey. | Ishmael Osamor was caught trying to take ecstasy, cocaine, ketamine and cannabis into the festival in August 2017 - nine months before he was elected as a councillor for Haringey. |
| Following his conviction he resigned from his cabinet post on the council, and later resigned as a councillor following pressure from opposition groups. | Following his conviction he resigned from his cabinet post on the council, and later resigned as a councillor following pressure from opposition groups. |