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As one of a small number of MPs who received free school meals, I know better than most how important they are to families living at or below the poverty line. Perhaps if more MPs on the government benches had received free school meals…
Labour's Jonathan Ashworth has said it is "shameful" that the government minister for equalities did not appear to know of the Marmot Review – a landmark report on health inequalities. When new Labour MP Mary Kelly Foy asked about the 2010…
The coronavirus press conferences have become markedly worse. Two months ago, I wrote that these events were “becoming torturous – lengthy, rambling, with no opportunity for video-linked journalists to ask follow-up questions”. They are not…
There were so many stunning moments in Boris Johnson’s liaison committee appearance last night, it’s difficult to choose which one to explore first. I think the most shocking was perhaps when the Prime Minister appeared to reveal that he…
Over 23,000 more people have died in care homes in the first four months of this year compared to last. The ONS says almost 12,500 of these are due to Covid-19; more than 10,600 are as yet unexplained. Meanwhile ministers boast that they…
Liz Kendall has said that "social care has not had the same priority as the NHS" and highlighted the unequal treatment that the care sector has received in comparison to the NHS throughout the pandemic. In parliament today, she described…
Jonathan Ashworth has called on the government to provide a plan to deal with a "growing and alarming backlog" of non-coronavirus clinical demand, and to ensure that "every patient receives the care they need". Responding to the publication…
Ridge on Sunday Shadow Health Secretary Jonathan Ashworth criticised government briefings to the media this week and replacing the 'stay at home' slogan with one of 'stay alert'. He discussed what Labour hopes to see announced by the Prime…
Shadow Health and Social Care Secretary Jonathan Ashworth has called on the government to implement a health inequalities strategy to "protect deprived and BAME communities" in the coronavirus pandemic. The intervention by Labour's health…
Labour's health spokesperson Jonathan Ashworth asked a series of questions of Matt Hancock on the coronavirus crisis during questions to the Health Secretary this afternoon. He asked the Secretary of State about shortages of personal…
Jonathan Ashworth has called for parliament to do more by "digital means" when it returns from recess, declaring that people want to see their MPs raising issues and "ministers updating the country". In an interview with Sky News this…
Children in the most deprived areas of the country should be provided with fresh fruit and vegetables, Jonathan Ashworth will say as he announces a new policy at the Fabian Society summer conference on Saturday. The Shadow Health Secretary…
