Who is Jonathan Ashworth? Labour MP and Shadow Health Secretary
LABOUR MP Jon Ashworth has been the MP for Leicester South since 2011.
Here's a little bit about Mr Ashworth.
Who is Jon Ashworth?
Jon, 41, is a British Labour and Co-operative Party Politician.
He is the current Shadow Secretary for State for Health.
Jon was born in Salford, Greater Manchester.
He was educated at Philips High School, Bury College and went on to study at Durham University.
He joined the Labour Party as a political research officer in 2001.
In May this year he made headlines after highlighting how face-to-face consultations for STIs has fallen by 85,000.
The total number of contacts with sexual health services has dropped by 245,000 since 2015/16.
Figures from Public Health England show about 420,000 STIs were diagnosed in England in 2017.
Is he married and does he have children?
Jon is married to Emilie Oldknow and has two children with her.
Emilie ran to stand as a Labour MP for Sherwood at the 2010 general election, but didn't win.
Ex-PM Gordon Brown and his wife Sarah went to their wedding on July 3 2010 in Derbyshire.
Most read in news
Labour will use an Opposition Day Motion in the House of Commons on Tuesday to try and force the Government to reverse cuts to public health budgets.
Mr Ashworth said: ““These deep cuts to sexual health services are completely short-sighted and will only lead to wider pressures on the NHSin the long term.
“The government can’t be taken seriously on their commitment to prevention while at the same time cutting vital services that provide contraception, tackle sexually transmitted infections and offer crucial support and advice.”
We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? Email us at [email protected] or call 0207 782 4368 . You can WhatsApp us on 07810 791 502. We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours.