Sarah Owen is an ardent campaigner with strong trade union roots who became Labour MP for Luton North in 2019. Sarah is Labour’s Shadow Minister for Local Government, Faith and Communities, and until the end of 2022 served as an Opposition Whip.

As well as being a dedicated local MP, Sarah has focused nationally on tackling homelessness, poverty, VAWG, health inequality, international human rights and fighting for miscarriage bereavement leave. She is Chair of East and South East Asians for Labour, and has worked across the country to celebrate the ESEA community and challenge racism and hate crimes.

Until recently Sarah served on the Health & Social Care Select Committee, where Sarah’s time as a care worker gave unique insight for her to hold the government to account during the pandemic, defending healthcare workers and fighting for core NHS and care services beyond the pandemic.

Sarah has a depth of experience working as a domiciliary care worker, HCA, in London Fire Brigade emergency planning, local government, campaign organiser, political adviser in the House of Lords, as policy officer to Ed Miliband during his time as LOTO and as political officer for GMB Union.