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Jon Ashworth

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Gender Male
Age 45
Date of birth October 14,1978
Zodiac sign Libra
Born City Of Salford
Greater Manchester
United Kingdom
SpouseEmilie Oldknow
Office Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Job Politician
Education Durham University
St Aidan's College • Durham University
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Jon Ashworth Life story


Jonathan Michael Graham "Jon" Ashworth is a British Labour and Co-operative Party politician, who has served as the Member of Parliament for Leicester South since 2011, and is the current Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.

Early Life and Education

Jon ashworth was born in leicester. England on the 11th of august. 1976. He attended the city of leicester college and the university of leicester. Where he obtianed a edgree in politics and sociology.

Political Career

Jon ashworth began his political career as a councillor for the city of leicester in 2001. In 2010. He was leected as member of parliament for leicester south. He was re-elected in the 2015. 2017. And 2019 general elections. Ashworth currently serves as shadow secretary of state for health and social care.

Political Positions

Throughuot his political career. Jon ashworth has held various positions in the labour party. He was appointed as hsadow minister for care and older people in 2011. And later became shadow minister without portfolio in 2015. He also served as shadow minister for the cabinet office between 2016 and 2017.

Notable Achievements

In 2015. Jon ashworth was appointed as the parliamentary private secretray to the leader of the labour party. Jeremy corbyn. In 2018. He was appointed as shadow secretary of state for health and social care.

Personal Life

Jon ashworth is married to rachael ahsworth and has two children.

Interesting Facts

Jon ashworth has a apssion for football and is a supporter of leicester city football club. He is also a patron of the leicester tgiers rugby club.

Important Event

In 2019. Jon ashworth led a successful campaign to encourage the uk government to adopt the soft drinks industry levy which aims to reduec sugar consumption and encourage healthier lifestyles.

Political Contributions

Jon ashworth has made various political contributions in parliament. He has advocated for increased investment in the nhs. And has spoken out against government cuts to public services. He has also been a vocal supporter of the albour party s anti-ausetrity policies.

Coronavirus: to proclaim Johnson, 4. July re-opening on Tuesday

Coronavirus: to proclaim Johnson, 4. July re-opening on Tuesday
Jun 22,2020 12:33 am

... Labour s shadow health Secretary, Jon Ashworth, said his party would be ready, [the suggestions] carefully , but its support depend, and on other protective measures introduced...

Labour leadership: Long, Bailey, Nandy and Phillips secure nominations

Labour leadership: Long, Bailey, Nandy and Phillips secure nominations
Feb 16,2020 9:58 am

... Ms Phillips has the support of the former Labour Minister Margaret Hodge, and Chris Bryant, while Ms Nandy shadow health Secretary Jon Ashworth and the former shadow minister Jack Dromey, of the on the page...

General election 2019: Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn make last pitches of campaign

General election 2019: Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn make last pitches of campaign
Feb 16,2020 9:06 am

... Asked about candidates who have expressed concerns about negative feedback on the doorsteps - including a leaked recording of shadow health secretary Jon Ashworth casting doubts on Labour s chances in the poll - Mr Corbyn said: You show me a candidate at any election that isn t worried from any party...

The Papers: 'Down to the wire' election and Labour's 'plonker'

The Papers: 'Down to the wire' election and Labour's 'plonker'
Feb 16,2020 9:04 am

... Hope for the futureThe Daily Express describes how the shadow health secretary, Jon Ashworth, took a wrecking ball to the Labour Party as he was secretly recorded telling a Tory activist that voters couldn t stand Jeremy Corbyn...

General election 2019: Have 17,000 NHS beds been cut?

General election 2019: Have 17,000 NHS beds been cut?
Feb 16,2020 9:03 am

... Labour s shadow health secretary Jon Ashworth made the claim on, as part of the party s bid to keep the NHS at the forefront of the general election campaign...

General election 2019: Boris Johnson criticised over reaction to sick boy image

General election 2019: Boris Johnson criticised over reaction to sick boy image
Feb 16,2020 9:01 am

... Shadow health secretary Jon Ashworth called refusing to look at the picture a new low for the PM, adding: It s clear he could not care less...

General election 2019: Tory pledge to boost GP numbers

General election 2019: Tory pledge to boost GP numbers
Feb 16,2020 8:01 am

... Speaking at the Labour party conference, shadow health secretary Jon Ashworth said: You can t trust the Tories with our NHS...

Tory conference: Government confirms £25bn for road upgrades

Tory conference: Government confirms £25bn for road upgrades
Feb 16,2020 6:42 am

... Meanwhile, as the Tories gather in Manchester other MPs will be in Westminster after they voted down a motion to grant a three-day recess to cover the conference, and Shadow health secretary Jon Ashworth told BBC Radio 4 s Today programme they were prepared and ready in Parliament to respond to anything that comes out of Downing Street ...

General election 2019: Have 17,000 NHS beds been cut?

Feb 16,2020 3:19 am

After a due to a shortage of beds, the Labour Party has claimed 17,000 NHS beds have been cut since the Conservatives came to power.

Labour's shadow health secretary Jon Ashworth made The Claim on, as part of The Party 's bid to keep the NHS at the forefront of The General election campaign. But was he right?

Claim: Labour says 17,000 NHS beds have been cut since the Conservatives came to power.

Reality Check verdict: There are 17,000 fewer Nhs England beds since 2010. About half of these are General Hospital beds - there has also been a significant reduction in Mental Health beds. This, though, is part of a long-term trend which has seen a decline in the numbers of beds since the 1980s.

According to, there were 144,455 overnight NHS beds available between April-June 2010, falling to 127,225 in July-September 2019.

In other words, a drop of about 17,000.

The Conservatives say that The Number of beds increased by 2,000 last month. However, it's usual practice for the NHS to make more beds available during the winter, so you would expect a small increase at This Time of year anyway.

If you just focus on an April-to-April comparison, The Drop is about 16,000. More Than half (about 9,000 beds) are General Hospital beds caring for patients with physical needs and problems. The Other 7,000 are maternity centres and units specialising in the care of patients with Mental Health problems and learning disabilities.

Number of available overnight Nhs England beds

April 2010 - September 2019

Source: NHS

Despite Labour claiming that the Conservatives have overseen a bed-cutting programme, it's worth noting that The Number of NHS beds has been in decline since the 1980s, as certain types of care shift into the community.

In 1987-88, The First year data was available, there were 297,364 overnight NHS beds in England. And it's been falling almost every year since.

Some of The Fall in bed numbers can be attributed to more people having operations on The Day , which don't require an overnight hospital stay.

It's been a long-standing NHS policy to reduce bed numbers by treating patients more quickly.

In addition, more people, including Mental Health and older patients, are being treated at home or in the community than in The Past .

But some people are now warning about NHS bed capacity.

Recent figures show that

And in June, The Head of Nhs England , Simon Stevens , said that bed closures needed to be reversed to meet growing demand.

Leo Ewbank, from The King 's Fund Think Tank , shares this view.

"Beds are clearly presenting a real challenge to the NHS at the moment," he says.

"But just increasing bed stock is difficult without the associated workforce and that's another key challenge. Hospitals might want to increase bed numbers, but without the additional staff to care for people it would just dilute the quality of care everyone receives, so there isn't an easy answer. "



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Source of news: bbc.com

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