News Labour calls for “rapid review” into 10pm hospitality curfew Labour’s Jonathan Ashworth has called on the government to carry out a “rapid review” into the effectiveness of… Andrew Kersley 28th September, 2020, 8:46 pm
Comment “Not so much test and trace, more like trace a test” – Ashworth’s full Covid-19 speech Below is the full text of the speech delivered by Shadow Health Secretary Jonathan Ashworth this morning in… Jon Ashworth 17th September, 2020, 12:48 pm
Video WATCH: Rees-Mogg says test and trace going “as well as could be expected” Conservative minister Jacob Rees-Mogg has defended the government’s much-criticised test and trace programme, saying that it is going… Andrew Kersley 15th September, 2020, 4:02 pm
Comment “How on earth does he expect to hit his moonshot?” – Ashworth’s full Covid-19 response Below is the full text of the speech delivered by Shadow Health Secretary Jonathan Ashworth in parliament this… Jon Ashworth 10th September, 2020, 12:49 pm
News Labour accuses government of “rewarding private sector failings” in test and trace Labour’s shadow health team railed against the failures of the Conservative government’s privatised coronavirus testing regime as MPs… Andrew Kersley 1st September, 2020, 7:24 pm
Comment 5 Labour stories you might’ve missed over the weekend 1. Laura and the oatcake LabourList has an advance copy of Left Out: The Inside Story of Labour… Elliot Chappell 24th August, 2020, 10:39 am
News Labour demands clarity on PHE abolition and outsourcing during Covid crisis Labour’s Jonathan Ashworth has written to Health Secretary Matt Hancock seeking urgent clarity on who will be responsible… Sienna Rodgers 23rd August, 2020, 10:17 am
News Government must protect travel jobs under new quarantine rules, says Labour Labour has told the government to abandon its “one-size-fits-all” approach to Covid support and protect travel jobs after… Elliot Chappell 27th July, 2020, 10:30 pm
Video WATCH: Labour accuses government of making Covid decisions in “chaotic way” Nick Thomas-Symonds has criticised the government for making decisions in a “chaotic way that doesn’t breed confidence” and… Elliot Chappell 27th July, 2020, 10:33 am
Comment Tory faith in the private sector is proving calamitous – Ashworth’s Covid-19 update It’s been a calamitous week for the government and its supposedly “world-beating” test and trace system. First, we… Jon Ashworth 18th July, 2020, 2:10 pm