Sarah Owen MP
@sarahowen.org.uk
Labour MP for Luton North | Chair of @commonswec.parliament.uk | CoChair of @LFPME.bsky.social | Promoted by and on behalf of Sarah Owen at 3 Union Street, Luton, LU1 3AN.
👏 Huge well done to Southfield Primary Academy in Luton North for doing such amazing work in making sure every child gets the best education, regardless of background.
I know how hard teachers & staff work to make this happen, and everyone should be really proud of their achievement.
I know how hard teachers & staff work to make this happen, and everyone should be really proud of their achievement.
Luton primary school praised by Education Secretary for commitment to disadvantaged pupils
A primary school in Luton has been recognised by the Education Secretary for helping its disadvantaged children achieve excellent results, and was named as one of the best performing schools in the co...
www.lutontoday.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 5:18 PM
👏 Huge well done to Southfield Primary Academy in Luton North for doing such amazing work in making sure every child gets the best education, regardless of background.
I know how hard teachers & staff work to make this happen, and everyone should be really proud of their achievement.
I know how hard teachers & staff work to make this happen, and everyone should be really proud of their achievement.
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We promised in our manifesto to “tackle unregulated and unaffordable ground rent charges”.
We’re honouring that commitment today by legislating to cap ground rents at £250 per year, changing to peppercorn after 40 years.
We’re honouring that commitment today by legislating to cap ground rents at £250 per year, changing to peppercorn after 40 years.
January 27, 2026 at 7:22 AM
We promised in our manifesto to “tackle unregulated and unaffordable ground rent charges”.
We’re honouring that commitment today by legislating to cap ground rents at £250 per year, changing to peppercorn after 40 years.
We’re honouring that commitment today by legislating to cap ground rents at £250 per year, changing to peppercorn after 40 years.
Today, on Holocaust Memorial Day, we remember the six million Jewish people murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators.
This year's theme, "Bridging Generations", is a call to everyone to carry responsibility for remembrance.
This year's theme, "Bridging Generations", is a call to everyone to carry responsibility for remembrance.
January 27, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Today, on Holocaust Memorial Day, we remember the six million Jewish people murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators.
This year's theme, "Bridging Generations", is a call to everyone to carry responsibility for remembrance.
This year's theme, "Bridging Generations", is a call to everyone to carry responsibility for remembrance.
Arguably more significant than defections, internal party politics and the Beckhams…
In 2024 there were around 3,600 suspected cases of measles.
We need to challenge the nonsense spread by anti vaxxers and ensure children are protected.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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In 2024 there were around 3,600 suspected cases of measles.
We need to challenge the nonsense spread by anti vaxxers and ensure children are protected.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
news.sky.com/story/uk-los...
UK loses measles elimination status, warns WHO
Vaccination rates in 2024-25 among five-year-olds who had received both MMR jabs hit the lowest level in 15 years.
news.sky.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Arguably more significant than defections, internal party politics and the Beckhams…
In 2024 there were around 3,600 suspected cases of measles.
We need to challenge the nonsense spread by anti vaxxers and ensure children are protected.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
news.sky.com/story/uk-los...
In 2024 there were around 3,600 suspected cases of measles.
We need to challenge the nonsense spread by anti vaxxers and ensure children are protected.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
news.sky.com/story/uk-los...
Teams were out across Luton this weekend listening to residents.
They fed back their ideas for Pride in Place funding as well as raising issues which will be taken up on their behalf.
This is why we knock on doors all year round in Luton - we want to hear from you. #Luton
They fed back their ideas for Pride in Place funding as well as raising issues which will be taken up on their behalf.
This is why we knock on doors all year round in Luton - we want to hear from you. #Luton
January 25, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Teams were out across Luton this weekend listening to residents.
They fed back their ideas for Pride in Place funding as well as raising issues which will be taken up on their behalf.
This is why we knock on doors all year round in Luton - we want to hear from you. #Luton
They fed back their ideas for Pride in Place funding as well as raising issues which will be taken up on their behalf.
This is why we knock on doors all year round in Luton - we want to hear from you. #Luton
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Whether you are trying to get kids to go to sleep, calm your pets or worried the stray sparks may cause a fire, our fireworks legislation urgently needs to be updated to stop them being misused. Sarah Owen MP has a bill to do just that and will be proud to vote for it!
January 24, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Whether you are trying to get kids to go to sleep, calm your pets or worried the stray sparks may cause a fire, our fireworks legislation urgently needs to be updated to stop them being misused. Sarah Owen MP has a bill to do just that and will be proud to vote for it!
The reports coming out of Minnesota are awful.
Another civilian has been shot dead.
This time an ICU nurse who worked with veterans.
Trump should look after his own instead of eyeing up other countries or insulting the men & women who serve in our armed forces.
news.sky.com/story/minnea...
Another civilian has been shot dead.
This time an ICU nurse who worked with veterans.
Trump should look after his own instead of eyeing up other countries or insulting the men & women who serve in our armed forces.
news.sky.com/story/minnea...
Minneapolis latest: Man shot dead by federal agents
A man has been shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis. The shooting comes two weeks after a woman was shot dead by an ICE agent, and amid widespread protests over the Trump administration's immigr...
news.sky.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:16 PM
The reports coming out of Minnesota are awful.
Another civilian has been shot dead.
This time an ICU nurse who worked with veterans.
Trump should look after his own instead of eyeing up other countries or insulting the men & women who serve in our armed forces.
news.sky.com/story/minnea...
Another civilian has been shot dead.
This time an ICU nurse who worked with veterans.
Trump should look after his own instead of eyeing up other countries or insulting the men & women who serve in our armed forces.
news.sky.com/story/minnea...
I rarely say anything about the internal workings of the Party, because it’s usually not what matters.
But it’s important that the next candidate for Gorton and Denton is decided by members in the North, not officials in London. Especially when trust in politics is so low.
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But it’s important that the next candidate for Gorton and Denton is decided by members in the North, not officials in London. Especially when trust in politics is so low.
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January 24, 2026 at 8:12 PM
I rarely say anything about the internal workings of the Party, because it’s usually not what matters.
But it’s important that the next candidate for Gorton and Denton is decided by members in the North, not officials in London. Especially when trust in politics is so low.
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But it’s important that the next candidate for Gorton and Denton is decided by members in the North, not officials in London. Especially when trust in politics is so low.
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Building a strong and lasting peace in Gaza must be led by existing international bodies and within existing frameworks of international law, and must involve Palestinians.
January 21, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Building a strong and lasting peace in Gaza must be led by existing international bodies and within existing frameworks of international law, and must involve Palestinians.
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SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Sarah Owen MP (@sarahowen.org.uk), Chair of the House of Commons Women and Equalities Select Committee, argues that faced with a Reform party "fundamentally opposed to women’s safety and equality", Labour should make feminism central to its politics
Labour must put feminism back on the agenda
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January 20, 2026 at 2:51 PM
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Sarah Owen MP (@sarahowen.org.uk), Chair of the House of Commons Women and Equalities Select Committee, argues that faced with a Reform party "fundamentally opposed to women’s safety and equality", Labour should make feminism central to its politics
The PM is right, Trump is completely wrong - on this and many other things as well.
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 PM
The PM is right, Trump is completely wrong - on this and many other things as well.
A great read from @zoecrowther.bsky.social’s interview with fellow Tribune members @drbeccycoopermp.bsky.social and @yuanfenyang.bsky.social who brilliantly outline our hopes for the Tribune group of MPs in our 60th year!
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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Tribune Group Of Labour MPs Wants To Help The Party Beat 'Multiple Different' Electoral Threats
The renewed Tribune group of Labour MPs wants to help the government fight “multiple different” electoral threats from the left and the right.
www.politicshome.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:07 PM
A great read from @zoecrowther.bsky.social’s interview with fellow Tribune members @drbeccycoopermp.bsky.social and @yuanfenyang.bsky.social who brilliantly outline our hopes for the Tribune group of MPs in our 60th year!
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Says the man who previously advised a Tory government. 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
The truth really doesn’t seem to matter anymore, does it?!
The truth really doesn’t seem to matter anymore, does it?!
Shadow minister replacing Robert Jenrick says Tories ‘let down’ the country in government – UK politics live
Shadow minister replacing Robert Jenrick says Tories ‘let down’ the country in government – UK politics live
The new shadow justice secretary Nick Timothy said he was ‘sorry’ for how the Conservatives ‘handled certain things in those last few years’ in power
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Says the man who previously advised a Tory government. 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
The truth really doesn’t seem to matter anymore, does it?!
The truth really doesn’t seem to matter anymore, does it?!
Important work from @davidbsampson.bsky.social and everyone else taking part.
So courageous of him to open up about the impact of his friend’s death by suicide. 🫶
So courageous of him to open up about the impact of his friend’s death by suicide. 🫶
This Sunday, whatever the January weather, David Burton-Sampson will walk 4.5km in Belfairs Woods in his Essex constituency.
'Reality of Blue Monday hit me after friend died by suicide in his 30s'
www.mirror.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Important work from @davidbsampson.bsky.social and everyone else taking part.
So courageous of him to open up about the impact of his friend’s death by suicide. 🫶
So courageous of him to open up about the impact of his friend’s death by suicide. 🫶
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Incredibly, no-one on Nigel Farage’s team has got round to deleting this post. It’s still live as Robert Jenrick gives his big defection speech.
January 15, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Incredibly, no-one on Nigel Farage’s team has got round to deleting this post. It’s still live as Robert Jenrick gives his big defection speech.
Situation normal for the Conservatives.
Jenrick and Badenoch care more about themselves than the country.
Jenrick and Badenoch care more about themselves than the country.
January 15, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Situation normal for the Conservatives.
Jenrick and Badenoch care more about themselves than the country.
Jenrick and Badenoch care more about themselves than the country.
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a lot else going on tonight so just worth noting: standing up to Musk was a genuine risk for this govt that took some nerve (US has sanctioned govts in past for blocking twitter/X, a lot else is at stake in relations with US) but looks like it's working and he is backing down.
X Safety have posted that they have now made some changes to operate within the law.
This includes "geoblocking the ability of all users to generate images of real people in bikinis, underwear, and similar attire via the Grok account and in Grok in X in those jurisdictions where it’s illegal".
This includes "geoblocking the ability of all users to generate images of real people in bikinis, underwear, and similar attire via the Grok account and in Grok in X in those jurisdictions where it’s illegal".
January 14, 2026 at 11:21 PM
a lot else going on tonight so just worth noting: standing up to Musk was a genuine risk for this govt that took some nerve (US has sanctioned govts in past for blocking twitter/X, a lot else is at stake in relations with US) but looks like it's working and he is backing down.
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Toby Young's Free Speech Union does not declare its donors - but through public records we found US anti-abortionists, Brexit politicians and Tufton Street insiders backing them
Ironically, the FSU recently hired an ex Daily Mail journalist - to investigate who funds Hope Not Hate and others 🤔
Ironically, the FSU recently hired an ex Daily Mail journalist - to investigate who funds Hope Not Hate and others 🤔
January 15, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Toby Young's Free Speech Union does not declare its donors - but through public records we found US anti-abortionists, Brexit politicians and Tufton Street insiders backing them
Ironically, the FSU recently hired an ex Daily Mail journalist - to investigate who funds Hope Not Hate and others 🤔
Ironically, the FSU recently hired an ex Daily Mail journalist - to investigate who funds Hope Not Hate and others 🤔
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Kemi going to bat for the non-consensual, violent, child porn app formerly known as X.
January 12, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Kemi going to bat for the non-consensual, violent, child porn app formerly known as X.
Absolutely this 👇
Liz Kendall speaking in the House of Commons now: "it is not just an affront to decent society; it is illegal ... this is child sexual abuse"
"It is insulting to victims to say: you can still have this service if you are willing to pay. It is monetising abuse"
"It is insulting to victims to say: you can still have this service if you are willing to pay. It is monetising abuse"
January 12, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Absolutely this 👇
It’s one thing to argue that it’s a necessary evil (wrongly IMO) but it’s quite another for Tories like Susan to profess their love for the child sexual abuse material and NCII hosting platform X.
And to also tag the ego maniac billionaire enabling it, reeks of desperation.
And to also tag the ego maniac billionaire enabling it, reeks of desperation.
January 9, 2026 at 4:36 PM
It’s one thing to argue that it’s a necessary evil (wrongly IMO) but it’s quite another for Tories like Susan to profess their love for the child sexual abuse material and NCII hosting platform X.
And to also tag the ego maniac billionaire enabling it, reeks of desperation.
And to also tag the ego maniac billionaire enabling it, reeks of desperation.
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🚨 OUT NOW 🚨 Will government finally quit X?
📱 Former No10 comms director James Lyons and Women & Equalities Committee chair @sarahowen.org.uk join @alaintolhurst.bsky.social and @zoecrowther.bsky.social to discuss which platforms the government should be using in 2026
🎧 Listen now: pod.fo/e/375060
📱 Former No10 comms director James Lyons and Women & Equalities Committee chair @sarahowen.org.uk join @alaintolhurst.bsky.social and @zoecrowther.bsky.social to discuss which platforms the government should be using in 2026
🎧 Listen now: pod.fo/e/375060
January 9, 2026 at 11:14 AM
🚨 OUT NOW 🚨 Will government finally quit X?
📱 Former No10 comms director James Lyons and Women & Equalities Committee chair @sarahowen.org.uk join @alaintolhurst.bsky.social and @zoecrowther.bsky.social to discuss which platforms the government should be using in 2026
🎧 Listen now: pod.fo/e/375060
📱 Former No10 comms director James Lyons and Women & Equalities Committee chair @sarahowen.org.uk join @alaintolhurst.bsky.social and @zoecrowther.bsky.social to discuss which platforms the government should be using in 2026
🎧 Listen now: pod.fo/e/375060
Winter in Gaza is making the need for aid even more urgent - yet the Israeli government has de-registered key NGOs that provide this aid.
I have written to the Middle East Minister alongside our members, to ask what more the UK is doing to ensure innocent civilians urgently get the aid they need.
I have written to the Middle East Minister alongside our members, to ask what more the UK is doing to ensure innocent civilians urgently get the aid they need.
January 9, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Winter in Gaza is making the need for aid even more urgent - yet the Israeli government has de-registered key NGOs that provide this aid.
I have written to the Middle East Minister alongside our members, to ask what more the UK is doing to ensure innocent civilians urgently get the aid they need.
I have written to the Middle East Minister alongside our members, to ask what more the UK is doing to ensure innocent civilians urgently get the aid they need.
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“Well, that’s fine then! As long as people only pay for illegal sexually explicit AI images of real people via Grok on X: all perfectly acceptable, right?” What a relief. Nothing to see here. 🙄
Apparently this is what ‘responsibility’ looks like now.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 1/2
Apparently this is what ‘responsibility’ looks like now.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 1/2
Elon Musk's Grok AI image editing limited to paid users after deepfakes
It comes after government urged Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 9:13 AM
“Well, that’s fine then! As long as people only pay for illegal sexually explicit AI images of real people via Grok on X: all perfectly acceptable, right?” What a relief. Nothing to see here. 🙄
Apparently this is what ‘responsibility’ looks like now.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 1/2
Apparently this is what ‘responsibility’ looks like now.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 1/2