Half a million NHS letters lost by private company is a total scandal – Ashworth
Half a million letters from hospitals to GPs have been lost in the years 2011-16, according to shock…
Jonathan Ashworth
The magic money tree has been found – Labour movement reacts to Tory-DUP deal
The minority Conservative government is to be propped up by the Democratic Unionist party, it has been confirmed…
Tory voters are our friends – not the enemy, says Ashworth
Labour must not view those who vote Tories as the enemy, shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth has warned.…
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.…
Labour would halt the Tories’ A&E closures, Ashworth pledges
Labour will call a halt to the Tories’ controversial wave of hospital closures if it is elected. The…
Ashworth: Labour must make gains in May’s local elections
Labour must win key counties outside London in May’s local elections if it is to build a platform…
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…
Are the self-employed being asked to pay for Brexit? Labour reactions to Budget
With the chancellor Philip Hammond today giving his first, and last spring Budget, in which he has unveiled…
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. …
