Jonathan Ashworth
@JonAshworth
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Co-host of @PolInsideOut
Leicester, England
Joined May 2010
🚨 Very excited about this. My new podcast - exploring addition, recovery and resilience - coming very soon. The stories are raw, emotional and inspiring. These conversations are so moving, I hope you enjoy them and find comfort listening to them. Brought to you with @NacoaUK
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The UK is stepping up support for Sudan. With an extra £5m in humanitarian aid for El Fasher—this includes vital support for survivors of sexual violence. This is on top of £120m already committed. The world must not look away. We must act to end the suffering.
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Appalling reports of the killing of 460 people in a hospital in El-Fasher must force the international community to act on the war in Sudan. 🆘 Civilians must be protected. ⛑ The killing of aid and health workers must end. 🛑 Ceasefire now.
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📍Sudan | For over two and a half years, civilians in Al Fasher have been trapped in a besieged city where they have endured relentless fighting and an extreme deprivation of food, medical care and the essentials for survival. Mirjana Spoljaric, ICRC president, shares 👇🏽
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How to chair a select committee and what does a select committee do? This week on @PolInsideOut we’re talking to Culture, Media & Sport select ctte Chair Caroline Dinenage. 🎧Available Thursday wherever you get your podcasts.
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In #Sudan, many people are surviving on only a meal a day. Hunger is a daily reality for 24.6 million people facing crisis-level food shortages, with over 638,000 people facing famine-like conditions. 🚨 The people of Sudan need our help. Donate now: https://t.co/Jdtd2QKTa0
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🏃♂️ Today cheering on all the amazing runners at #LeicesterMarathon Great to see my dear friend @JonAshworth , a regular at this fantastic event, out on the course again. 👏 Well done to everyone taking part. incredible effort all around! 💪🙌 #RunningCommunity #WellDoneEveryone
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Congratulations @LucyMPowell - a strong voice for our party membership and trade unions. And a tenacious campaigner who will be totally focused on the electoral challenges ahead.
It’s a huge privilege to have been elected Deputy Leader of the Labour Party. Thank you to all Party members and supporters who put their trust in me.
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The attack on the Peacehaven mosque was horrific. Britain is a proud and tolerant country. Attacks on any community are attacks on our entire nation. I’ve committed an additional £10 million funding to provide Muslim communities the protection they need and deserve.
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PM Keir Starmer visits Peacehaven Mosque in Sussex, announcing an extra £10 million in security funding to help protect Muslim communities across the UK from hate crimes and attacks.
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🎙️ Joining this week on @PolInsideOut is former @DailyMirror editor Lloyd Embley. He lifts the lid on scoops & scandals including Boris Johnson’s party-gate. And offers his take on the relationship between tabloids & politicians. 🎧 Listen now: https://t.co/1RzzIjODHQ
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There are so many people out there helping their communities, trom Folkestone to DC to Gaza. We need that humanitarian movement right now. @chefjoseandres @WCKitchen
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Clean energy jobs are the route to economic change in our country.
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Today in the House of Commons, I paid tribute to the people’s champion, Ricky Hatton — a man who inspired millions with his courage in the ring and his honesty outside it. Ricky was more than a boxing legend; he was someone who spoke openly about mental health, helping to break
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And for those interested back in July @GloriaDePiero and I talked to @LucyMPowell for @PolInsideOut on the first 12 months of a Labour government. 🎧Listen here:
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Podcast Episode · Politics Inside Out · 03/07/2025 · 35m
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This week on @PolInsideOut we talk to @bphillipsonMP on: ▪️Why she wants to be Labour’s Deputy Leader ▪️Her fight to end child poverty. ▪️And why freedom sits at the heart of her Labour values. 🎧 Out Thursday wherever you get your podcasts.
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'Words I have longed to say in this house for a very long time. The surviving hostages are free, the bombardment of Gaza has stopped, and desperately needed aid is starting to enter' Starmer hails the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, saying: 'We have the chance to bring a
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At today’s Peace Summit in Egypt, Prime Minister @Keir_Starmer will announce £20 million of UK aid to deliver water, sanitation and hygiene services across #Gaza — and pledge UK leadership in the next phase of Gaza’s reconstruction and recovery. 🇬🇧🤝🇵🇸 🔗 https://t.co/53IPcTwhzb
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Prime Minister pledges UK leadership in Gaza’s reconstruction at historic Egyptian Peace summit.
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There must be a just and lasting peace in the region. Today I’ll be co-hosting a summit about how we fund the rebuilding of Gaza.
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