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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Eleni Courea Political correspondent

Ex-MP Jonathan Ashworth named as new boss of Labour Together thinktank

Jonathan Ashworth
Jonathan Ashworth’s defeat in Leicester South was one of the biggest upsets of election night. Photograph: Lucy North/PA

Jonathan Ashworth is to become the chief executive of the highly influential Starmerite thinktank Labour Together after losing his parliamentary seat, the Guardian has learned.

The former shadow cabinet minister, who was a central figure in Labour’s campaign, was narrowly defeated in Leicester South by a pro-Palestinian independent candidate in one of the biggest upsets of election night.

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