Former MP recited Shakespeare to get his voice back after stroke Jonathan Ashworth was made a CBE in a ceremony at Windsor Castle. Evening Standard · Mar 10
Former Labour MP tells how Shakespeare helped him to speak again after stroke Jonathan Ashworth originally feared he might never talk again The Independent UK · Mar 10
Two of Keir Starmer’s closest allies named in new year honours list MP Anneliese Dodds made a dame and former head of Labour Together thinktank Jonathan Ashworth a CBE The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2025
Five things Keir Starmer must do at the Labour conference after devastating poll NEWS ANALYSIS: With Andy Burnham and left-wing Labour rebels threatening to oust him on one side and Nigel Farage taking Labour voters away on the other, Keir Starmer arrives in Liverpool as a man under siege, writes political editor David Maddox The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2025
Are Indians Still Safe in the UK? US Beheading and Oldbury Rape Case Add to Growing Fears About Diaspora Safety In early September, Chandra Mouli Nagamallaiah, a motel manager originally from Karnataka, India, was attacked with a machete by his co-worker in Dallas after an argument over a broken washing machine. International Business Times UK · Sep 16, 2025
Farage compliments Rayner as he looks left to mop up disaffected Labour voters ‘At least she’s real,’ says the Reform UK leader in a speech in which he promised to lift the two-child benefit cap The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2025
‘We want change this time’: voters on their new independent MPs Former Labour-voting constituencies such as Blackburn are in uncharted waters. What do their residents think? The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2024
From new MPs to cabinet ministers, how influential think tank is bankrolling Labour Exclusive: Organisation linked to Keir Starmer’s new chief of staff handed donations totalling £1.5m to more than 100 MPs The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2024
Cabinet ministers call for Jonathan Ashworth role at 10 Downing Street after weeks of infighting Senior party figures want the former Leicester MP to be given key post after party squanders electoral honeymoon over rivalry and free gifts row The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2024
Much to celebrate in Liverpool – but too soon to joke about ‘Dressgate’ Joy and relief among Labour MPs was obvious, but tensions around donations, fuel poverty and Sue Gray’s salary lingered The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2024
Jeremy Corbyn forms ‘Independent Alliance’ group of five pro-Gaza MPs The former Labour leader joined four other independents elected in July forming the group, which is the fifth biggest block in parliament The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2024
OPINION - Kamala triumphed at the Democratic Convention. Now for the hard part In just four weeks, a sense of political euphoria has powered the Democrats back into contention in the presidential race under Kamala Harris and left Donald Trump sounding distinctly rattled. Evening Standard · Aug 23, 2024
OPINION - Keir Starmer's squad are at the Democratic National Convention in force — and this is why The baggage carousels at O’Hare airport for flights from the UK this week had some intriguing folk waiting for luggage. The Democratic Party’s farewell to Joe Biden as president and coronation of Kamala Harris as candidate in Chicago has attracted key Labour figures observing the transition. Jonathan Ashworth, the former… Evening Standard · Aug 20, 2024
Nigel Farage revealed to be UK’s highest-earning MP Reform UK leader banked £1.2m from role as presenter on GB News and payments from social media The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2024
The National (Scotland) · Aug 9, 2024 Independent pro-Palestine MPs could 'establish formal grouping in Parliament' THE MP who unseated a top Labour figure has suggested the possibility of a new formal grouping of pro-Palestine independents being established in…
The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2024 Labour should listen to pro-Gaza voters. But it’s letting toxic narratives about them flourish When the ‘red wall’ voted against the party, it was taken seriously – but Muslim voters are seen as a dangerous rabble, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2024 Keir Starmer dodges questions on two-child benefit cap in first PMQs as prime minister – as it happened Labour leader quizzed by SNP on benefit cap after suspending seven Labour MPs over their stance on the issue
The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2024 From Jacob Rees-Mogg to Jonathan Ashworth: unseated MPs recall best moments Politicians from across spectrum who lost seats reflect on work they are proudest of from time in Commons
The National (Scotland) · Jul 14, 2024 Should Keir Starmer worry about impact of new pro-Palestine MPs challenge to Labour? A RAFT of new MPs have arrived in Parliament under a loose banner which threatens the Labour Party in its heartlands.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2024 Labour to fight 2029 election ‘like an insurgent’ as preparations begin Party’s strategist already planning how to secure second term, bolstered by former MP’s appointment to thinktank
The National (Scotland) · Jul 10, 2024 Top Labour frontbencher made chief of think tank dismissed by Anas Sarwar A KEY Labour frontbencher who was unseated at the General Election in a shock win for a pro-Palestine independent has been named the head of a top…
The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2024 Ex-MP Jonathan Ashworth named as new boss of Labour Together thinktank Exclusive: Former shadow cabinet minister who lost his seat last week replaces Josh Simons who was elected
The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2024 Independent Muslim who beat Labour in Leicester says victory was not ‘sectarian’ Shockat Adam says he is not a single-issue MP, but will fight on NHS and housing as well as Gaza
The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2024 ‘Don’t take us for granted’: Muslim voters send message to Labour over its Gaza stance Labour lost seats including Jonathan Ashworth’s in Leicester, where angry voters say they felt ignored
The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024 Bellringers and running the bar dry: inside Labour’s night of elation Exit poll began celebrations at party HQ and Tate Modern that culminated in Keir Starmer’s walk into Downing Street