Labour MP who threatened to smash a reporter's face with bat made trade envoy
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Kate Osamor has been named as the government's new trade envoy to East Africa, alongside 31 other parliamentarians as part of a massive expansion of the scheme.
This move comes as the chancellor Rachel Reeves tries to court foreign investment and boost UK exports as part of her growth plans.
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