Catherine West

Catherine Elizabeth West is an Australian and British politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hornsey and Friern Barnet, formerly Hornsey and Wood Green, since 2015. A member of the Labour Party, she served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Indo-Pacific from 2024 to 2025. In May 2026, West called for a cabinet minister to challenge Keir Starmer's leadership, stating that she would stand herself if no senior figure did so.