Joe Ashton Politician

Joseph William Ashton OBE (born 9 October 1933), usually known as Joe Ashton, is a British Labour Party politician who was known for his defence of the rights of Labour Members of Parliament (MPs) against the demands of the left-wing of the party to subject them to mandatory reselection.

Personal facts

Birth dateOctober 09, 1933
Birth place
Sheffield , South Yorkshire
Nationality
United Kingdom

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Member of parliament

region
Bassetlaw (UK Parliament constituency)
successor
John Mann (British politician)

Politician

party
Labour Party (UK)

Topical connections

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Joe Ashton on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8155000/8155481.stm
  2. https://www.worldcat.org/title/grass-roots/oclc/4881694/editions?referer=di&editionsView=true