Jared Cain O'Mara (born 15 November 1981) is a British convicted fraudster and former Labour politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Hallam from 2017 to 2019.

[14] O'Mara took lengthy periods of time off for mental health issues, and never asked an oral question in his two-year parliamentary career.

[15] He missed key Brexit votes in the House of Commons, and showed what was described by an aide as "vile, inexcusable contempt" for constituents who called for his resignation.

[1][21] He was educated at Tapton School, in the city's Crosspool suburb,[22] and graduated from University of Staffordshire with a first class honours degree in journalism.

[35] However, a series of misogynistic and homophobic online comments posted by O'Mara over a decade before he became an MP were revealed by the Guido Fawkes site on 23 October 2017.

[39] The following day, O'Mara was accused by Sophie Evans, a Sheffield bar worker whom he had met through an online dating app, on BBC Two's Daily Politics of having "made transphobic slurs" towards her in March 2017, and of saying in the same incident that she was an "ugly bitch".

[42] On the same day, it also emerged that he had been posting derogatory comments about children in Sheffield and appeared to advocate corporal punishment to deal with delinquent youth.

He was found to have used racist insults on a Morrissey fan site in 2002, saying that Danes were "pig shaggers" who "practised bestiality" and referring to Spaniards as "dagos".

[45][46] O'Mara, when reviewing the Arctic Monkeys in November 2004, made several sexual comments including how "sexy little slags" danced to the band's songs.

[12][13] He claimed in July 2018, after resigning his membership of the Labour Party, that he is on the autism spectrum and believed that he was the first autistic MP in history.

[34] O'Mara supported a zero-tolerance policy on shouting and heckling, saying that he could not attend Prime Minister's Questions because of his anxiety triggered by aggression in the chamber.

[53] After three months' absence, O'Mara returned to the House of Commons on 17 January 2018 and voted on the report stage of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill.

After facing calls from his constituents to resign, O'Mara likened them to "a hooligan on the terraces threatening the referee whilst drinking flat lager and smelling of processed meats.

[59][60] On 3 July 2018, it was announced that O'Mara would be readmitted to the Labour Party, following a review by its National Executive Committee disputes panel.

[61] In an interview with ITV following his readmission, O'Mara said he had made three attempts on his life during his suspension and had developed an anxiety disorder.

[11][68][69] He said that he had "not been listened to or given a fair investigation" following his suspension, and that the party "no longer shares [his] commitment to the true definition of equality and compassion.

O'Mara had sent WhatsApp messages to the employee, often late at night, in which he revealed his love for her, calling her "an angel", "a delicate little flower" and "effortlessly pretty".

[77][78] In a separate message to his constituency staff, O'Mara accused the Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary candidate for his seat of believing in eugenics, and claimed that she had repressed sexual feelings for him.

[89][17] Arnold said that O'Mara was "the most disgustingly morally bankrupt person [he had] ever had the displeasure of working with" and had shown "vile, inexcusable contempt" for his constituents.

He said that he had been "bullied and mistreated" and "wasn't even meant to win the election", and claimed to have received "no support" from the Labour Party for his campaign.

[92][95] In January 2023, on the first day of his trial at Leeds Crown Court, prosecutors alleged that O'Mara had attempted to claim falsely nearly £30,000 in a bid to fund "a significant cocaine habit".

[113] £19,400 of the claims related to a fictitious charity, Confident About Autism South Yorkshire;[92][93] the postcode given for the organisation corresponded with a McDonald's branch in Hillsborough.

[114][115][116] Additionally, O'Mara was accused of submitting to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority two invoices from Arnold for work he never completed.

[117][118][119] In his examination, Arnold told the court that O'Mara's election was "a massive shock", and that the MP became convinced that the Speaker, John Bercow, "had it in for him" and refused his expenses.

He said that he decided to resign after suspecting that O'Mara had drunk a litre of vodka before a BBC Look North interview that Arnold had arranged.

[114][121] Arnold also told the court that O'Mara had submitted subject access requests to the Labour Party and Unite the Union, with a view to suing them under data protection law.