News Trump trade deal must not be used to sell off NHS, MPs and union tell May Leading Labour MPs and a union boss have joined forces with figures from across the political spectrum to demand… Peter Edwards 16th January, 2017, 5:29 pm
News Corbyn heads stellar list of Labour figures at Fabians’ new year conference Jeremy Corbyn will attempt to move on from a difficult week when he joins a stellar line-up to… Peter Edwards 12th January, 2017, 1:26 pm
Comment Hospital waiting times are rising yet ministers could downgrade the four hour target – Ashworth letter to Jeremy Hunt This is the letter sent today by Jon Ashworth, the shadow health secretary, to his opposite number Jeremy… Jon Ashworth 11th January, 2017, 1:49 pm
News Ashworth presses Tories in NHS crisis as McCluskey calls on Hunt to quit Jon Ashworth and the head of Unite today piled the pressure on the Tories over the NHS crisis… Peter Edwards 9th January, 2017, 8:42 am
Comment Ashworth: Red Cross revelations show NHS is being pushed to breaking point This is the full statement published by shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth after the Red Cross was called in… Jon Ashworth 7th January, 2017, 9:00 am
News Ashworth kickstarts Copeland campaign with fresh attack on Tory plans to impose more austerity on local hospital Plans to impose more cuts on hospital services put cash before care, Labour said today as it aimed… Peter Edwards 4th January, 2017, 8:54 am
News Ashworth calls on Tories to create new watchdog for NHS “starved” of cash Labour has demanded the government set up an independent body to ensure the NHS is given the money… Peter Edwards 28th December, 2016, 12:10 pm
Comment Vernon Coaker: Labour has the right message on Brexit but Sleaford by-election shows the challenge of getting it through Labour finishing fourth in a by-election – or any election for that matter – is a disaster. For… Vernon Coaker 21st December, 2016, 7:00 am
Comment Memo to Jeremy: Remind voters it’s not the economy that pays for the NHS but the health service that powers the economy At the last election Labour campaigned very heavily on the NHS and went on to lose, badly. Yet… Dan McCurry 16th December, 2016, 2:00 pm
Comment UKIP’s vision is of an NHS that checks your purse before it checks your pulse – Jon Ashworth’s rally speech Thank you for that introduction and it is a pleasure to be here. Our first duty should be… Jon Ashworth 16th December, 2016, 12:00 pm