Saturday 18 December 2021 Energy / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth comments on Age UK’s ‘Cost of Cold’ report Continue Reading
Thursday 9 December 2021 Jonathan Ashworth / Work and Pensions Jonathan Ashworth responds to new figures on sickness Continue Reading
Wednesday 8 December 2021 Jonathan Ashworth / Work and Pensions Jonathan Ashworth responds to Thérèse Coffey’s Select Committee comments Continue Reading
Thursday 11 November 2021 Health / Jonathan Ashworth / NHS Jonathan Ashworth responds to highest NHS waiting list on record Continue Reading
Tuesday 19 October 2021 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth speech in the House of Commons on the Motion to renew the Coronavirus Act Continue Reading
Thursday 14 October 2021 Health / Jonathan Ashworth / NHS Jonathan Ashworth responds to NHS waiting list statistics Continue Reading
Tuesday 5 October 2021 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to Sajid Javid’s speech to Conservative Party Conference Continue Reading
Tuesday 28 September 2021 Jonathan Ashworth CONFERENCE SPEECH: Jonathan Ashworth MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Continue Reading
Tuesday 28 September 2021 Jonathan Ashworth Labour will double dementia spending to tackle one of the biggest health challenges facing the country Continue Reading
Tuesday 14 September 2021 Jonathan Ashworth New analysis finds homeowners in the North, Yorkshire and the Humber, and the Midlands face the brunt of the Government’s new social care plan Continue Reading
Thursday 9 September 2021 Health / Jonathan Ashworth / NHS NHS waiting list statistics – Jonathan Ashworth responds Continue Reading
Thursday 12 August 2021 Business / Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth comments on Vectura recommending that shareholders accept takeover bid from Philip Morris International Continue Reading
Thursday 12 August 2021 Health / Jonathan Ashworth / NHS Jonathan Ashworth responds to highest NHS waiting list on record Continue Reading
Thursday 22 July 2021 Jonathan Ashworth / NHS Labour responds to NHS pay rise coming from within existing budgets Continue Reading
Thursday 22 July 2021 Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to the Government’s health statement Continue Reading
Monday 19 July 2021 Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to the Government’s statement on covid Continue Reading
Sunday 18 July 2021 Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth comments on news that Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak are not self isolating Continue Reading
Thursday 15 July 2021 Jonathan Ashworth Labour comments on the news that alcoholic liver deaths increased by 21% during year of the pandemic Continue Reading
Tuesday 13 July 2021 Jonathan Ashworth / NHS With more than one-in-10 people on waiting lists for treatment in some areas now is not the time to reorganise NHS Continue Reading
Monday 12 July 2021 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to Health Secretary’s statement on lifting Covid restrictions Continue Reading
Sunday 11 July 2021 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to Sajid Javid comments that it would be ‘irresponsible’ not to wear a mask in crowded spaces Continue Reading
Saturday 10 July 2021 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to news that NHS staff may not have to self-isolate and Government plans for Covid passports for pubs Continue Reading
Monday 5 July 2021 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth statement on lifting lockdown restrictions from 19th July Continue Reading
Sunday 4 July 2021 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to Government’s plans ahead of step 4 Continue Reading
Monday 28 June 2021 Jonathan Ashworth Labour call for Lords Health Minister to leave post over personal email account Continue Reading
Monday 28 June 2021 Jonathan Ashworth Ashworth calls for top down NHS reorganisation to be abandoned Continue Reading
Sunday 20 June 2021 Jonathan Ashworth Labour writes to Simon Case about the appointment of the Chief Executive of NHS England Continue Reading
Thursday 17 June 2021 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to rising Covid infections Continue Reading
Monday 14 June 2021 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to Secretary of State for Health and Social Care’s statement on Coronavirus restrictions Continue Reading
Monday 14 June 2021 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth Labour responds to Prime Minister’s announcement on lockdown restrictions continuing after 21 June Continue Reading
Thursday 10 June 2021 Jonathan Ashworth NHS waiting lists risen to 5.1 million – Jonathan Ashworth responds Continue Reading
Thursday 27 May 2021 Jonathan Ashworth Labour demands answers from the Government over the ‘tens of thousands’ of needless deaths Continue Reading
Tuesday 25 May 2021 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth Ashworth demands confusing guidance on local lockdowns is withdrawn & local public health leaders are consulted Continue Reading
Thursday 20 May 2021 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to reports that test and trace failures helped the Indian Covid variant to spread Continue Reading
Wednesday 19 May 2021 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth speech to the House of Commons in the Queen’s Speech debate Continue Reading
Tuesday 18 May 2021 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth Labour tables motion to require Government to publish lessons learned from the pandemic to protect June 21 unlocking Continue Reading
Friday 14 May 2021 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth comments on Nuffield Trust and Resolution Foundation research on the need to improve self-isolation support Continue Reading
Thursday 13 May 2021 Jonathan Ashworth / NHS Jonathan Ashworth comments on NHS waiting list hitting five million Continue Reading
Saturday 8 May 2021 Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth comments on the Government’s Queen’s Speech trail Continue Reading
Wednesday 28 April 2021 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth comments on Royal College of Radiologists’ concerns that patients face long waits for scans and X-rays due to workforce shortfall Continue Reading
Monday 26 April 2021 Jonathan Ashworth / NHS Labour highlights scandal of lengthening waiting lists Continue Reading
Monday 26 April 2021 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth / Lisa Nandy Labour calls on UK government to show “real leadership” by extending offer of support to India Continue Reading
Monday 19 April 2021 Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to the Health Secretary’s statement on Coronavirus Continue Reading
Friday 16 April 2021 Jonathan Ashworth Labour’s Jonathan Ashworth demands answers from government on Health Secretary’s family business cronyism Continue Reading
Thursday 15 April 2021 Jonathan Ashworth / NHS Jonathan Ashworth comments on increase to number of people on waiting list for NHS treatment Continue Reading
Monday 29 March 2021 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to Health Promotion announcement Continue Reading
Monday 29 March 2021 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to vaccine statistics released by the ONS Continue Reading
Tuesday 23 March 2021 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth ‘The tragic reality is we’ve seen a litany of errors from Boris Johnson’ – Jonathan Ashworth Continue Reading
Thursday 18 March 2021 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Labour redoubles calls for a fair NHS pay rise as figures show 300,000 staff worked unpaid overtime during Covid crisis Continue Reading
Thursday 18 March 2021 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to Health Secretary’s statement to the House of Commons Continue Reading