Jonathan Ashworth

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Calls to cut Covid self-isolation to 5 days after US makes rules change

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NHS told to stop using over a million masks issued to workers that ‘may not meet...

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Companies with more than 50 employees will be offered rapid Covid testing - what...

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Boris Johnson offers ‘deepest condolences’ as Covid death rate passes 100,000 pe...

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Here's what's happening to the UK's temporary nightingale hospitals as Covid cas...

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Government meeting with West Yorkshire today in discussions over restrictions

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Calls to publish evidence and criteria used to decide on local lockdowns

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England officially has highest number of excess deaths in Europe

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More than one in five A&E patients face long delays at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals T...

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Dewsbury MP takes frontbench role

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Politically Speaking: I will keep fighting for our local NHS services

Sure as night follows day, I will keep fighting for our local NHS services. So I was pleased to welcome Shadow Health Secretary Jonathan Ashworth to Dewsbury District Hospital recently to see how the service is coping and to meet with local NHS campaigners.

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