Jared O’Mara’s rise and fall from stunning election win to cocaine, vodka and fraud

O’Mara stunned the political world by beating Nick Clegg at the 2017 general election - he now faces prison

Jared O’Mara, 41, who represented the constituency of Sheffield Hallam from 2017 to 2019, allegedly submitted fake invoices to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority to make money for himself and two of his friends (PA) (PA Archive)

The fall of former Labour MP Jared O’Mara has been just as dramatic as his rise.

Six years after being thrust into the political spotlight by ousting former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg from his Sheffield Hallam seat in a major upset at the 2017 general election, O’Mara has been convicted of six counts of fraud.

The 41-year-old faces a potential prison sentence after he and his chief of staff tried to submit fake expense claims worth around £24,000, as the politician looked for ways to fund what was described in court as an “extensive” cocaine habit.