Jon Ashworth: Tory leadership race has become a nasty contest in the “nasty party”
On Monday I looked at the start of the Tory leadership race and divisions that had already opened…
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Jon Ashworth: Farage has gone but bitter Tories still dancing to UKIP’s tune
On Friday I looked at the start of the Tory leadership race and how Michael Gove’s actions had…
Jon Ashworth: Tory turmoil looks like a TV drama but Britain deserves more than this tale of personal rivalry
If a week is a long time in politics, then it’s an eon in a Tory leadership contest.…
Jon Ashworth: Working with the unions to deliver dignity in work right up to the end
On receiving diagnosis of a terminal illness most people would expect sympathy and support from their employer. Especially…
Labour must be more than a party of protest, says Ashworth
Shadow Cabinet minister Jonathan Ashworth has warned Labour against becoming a party of protest and told the Left…
The wheels are falling off the Cameron-Osborne machine
It’s been a pretty bad few weeks for the Number 10 Press Office. Between the chaotic response to…
Defeat on Sunday trading in Commons is latest humiliating setback for George Osborne
With the budget fast approaching, George Osborne seems to have got himself into a bit of a muddle.…
‘Blairite’ and ‘Brownite’ tags labelled “irrelevant”, as calls come for Labour to unite to win
Labels like ‘Blairite’ and ‘Brownite’ have been dismissed as “irrelevant”, as calls come in from senior Labour figures…
Did Cameron break the ministerial code? PM reported to top civil servant
David Cameron has been reported to Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood for suspicion of breaking the ministerial code in…
Jon Ashworth slams Cameron’s 20 conference claims
Shadow Cabinet minister Jon Ashworth has accused David Cameron of making “20 false claims” during his speech at…
