Jonathan Ashworth

The ongoing betting scandal has dogged Rishi Sunak's general election campaign - and his 'anger' boiled over in a heated exchange with one journalist. After almost two weeks of dragging his feet, Mr Sunak has finally withdrawn his support…

The number of small boat arrivals since Rishi Sunak became PM is expected to hit 50,000 in the next 24 hours. The under-fire Tory leader made stopping the boats one of his key pledges, but asylum seekers are making the dangerous journey in…

Smears are desperateWith no record to boast of, it was inevitable the Conservatives would fight a dirty, cynical election campaign. The tone was set by Rishi Sunak with his repeated lie that Labour will raise everyone’s taxes. The Prime…

Nigel Farage's Reform UK party has overtaken the Tories according to our latest poll in a hammer blow for Rishi Sunak. The Mirror's weekly election survey by Whitestone Insight finds the Conservatives are trailing in third place - just…

The Tories will fight dirty in the final days of the election campaign in a desperate bid to cling to power, Jonathan Ashworth has warned.The Labour campaign strategist said the party is braced for Rishi Sunak and his pals to get further…

A secret recording has exposed how even Rishi Sunak's right-hand man is in a muddle over his National Service plan. Clueless Chancellor Jeremy Hunt piled on more confusion as he suggested 50,000 more teens could be forced into the military…

Rishi Sunak's botched National Service plan is in chaos as startling new analysis suggested astronomical training costs could sink it.Labour warned the Tories would have to launch a "Liz Truss-style borrowing spree" in order to deliver…

Labour's Jonathan Ashworth has literally shredded the Tory manifesto after claiming it was already in "tatters". The Shadow Paymaster General has warned that the Conservative manifesto doesn't add up as the party has already spent money…

Labour has vowed not to shake-up the decades old council tax system if the party wins the General Election next month. Senior frontbencher Jonathan Ashworth gave the promise as he accused the Tories of making up "desperate" claims on…

The Conservative flagship pledge to bring back National Service is in total disarray after the Defence Secretary suggested the scheme will last less than a month.Rishi Sunak has announced plans to force 18-year-olds to either get experience…