Jon Ashworth: Celebrate Labour’s greatest ever achievement as our NHS turns 70
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Jon Ashworth: Thank you, nurses – you go the extra mile for our families all year round
Today is Nurses’ Day – a chance to thank all the brilliant nursing staff around the UK who…
Ashworth: We will bring back ministers’ duty to provide universal healthcare
This is the full text of the speech delivered by Jon Ashworth, the shadow health secretary, at Labour…
Ashworth: Our NHS is 69 years old today – seven years of the Tories has left it in crisis
On this day, 69 years ago, Aneurin Bevan founded Labour’s proudest achievement – the National Health Service, which…
Jon Ashworth: A vote for Labour will ensure our children become healthier, happier and more successful
The Labour movement has a proud history of giving the next generation the best possible start in life.…
In Labour and the unions we are driven by solidarity rather than selfishness – Ashworth speech to Unison
This is the full text of the speech delivered by Jonathan Ashworth, shadow health secretary, speech to Unison’s…
Jon Ashworth: I’m running the marathon for every family affected by alcoholism – and I’m also running for my dad
I’ve never really spoken out about this at great length before. When I was first elected I spoke…
Ashworth: The Tories just aren’t taking the NHS seriously as a Brexit priority
The triggering of article 50 starts a period of uncertainty in our NHS. The decision is momentous, but…
Jonathan Ashworth: Theresa May is overseeing a collapse in hospital standards – it’s time she sat up and took notice
Since Theresa May took over as prime minister last summer, patient standards in the NHS have collapsed. Consumed…
Ashworth: Our NHS is going through the biggest funding squeeze in its history
This is the full speech that Jonathan Ashworth, the shadow health secretary, gave to the Nuffield Trust today. …
