Comment Covid deepened the fault lines in adult social care, but they were already there It was Boris Johnson’s first speech as Prime Minister, in June 2019. “I am announcing now – on… Paulette Hamilton 4th February, 2021, 8:15 am
Comment Could a four-day week solve the social care crisis? Productivity in the UK continues to lag behind other European nations and a four-day week has long been… Dr Chris Birchall 26th January, 2019, 10:00 am
Comment The Tories are failing social care – so local councils are taking over Our country is facing a social care crisis. In the last six months, more than 100 home-based and… Michael Payne 2nd August, 2018, 12:24 pm
Comment 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 5th July, 2017, 7:00 am
News Tory poll lead slashed in wake of May’s dementia tax climbdown The Tory lead over Labour has been cut to five points, in poll released today. The Tories could… Emma Bean 26th May, 2017, 7:50 am
News 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… Emma Bean 3rd May, 2017, 9:54 am
News Corbyn laughs off concerns over image and vows to fight on policy Jeremy Corbyn today vowed to concentrate on fighting injustice and delivering Labour policies as he shrugged off concerns… Emma Bean 18th April, 2017, 11:00 am
Comment 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… Jon Ashworth 17th March, 2017, 2:00 pm
Comment 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. … Jon Ashworth 3rd March, 2017, 12:25 pm
News Ashworth: The NHS is crippled by cuts to social care – the chancellor must help The chancellor must act and give social care the emergency funds it needs, Jonathan Ashworth will urge. Speaking… Emma Bean 3rd March, 2017, 8:48 am