Ashley Cowburn
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Ashley Cowburn
@ashcowburn.bsky.social
Deputy Political Editor, The Mirror

ashley.cowburn@mirror.co.uk
Sunday’s @mirror.co.uk front page
August 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Kinnock says the Tories left the country in a state "that would make Charles Dickens furious".

Ending the two-child benefit limit would be the "immediate and direct way of trying to correct the conditions the government inherited," he adds
August 16, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Single mum Carly Newman used to be employed part-time and received Universal Credit to top up her income. One day she found her claim had been cancelled - leaving her struggling to pay rent.

Here’s what she told me of the welfare system
April 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
John Stainton was diagnosed with MS at the age of 60 - but faced a 15-month wait and an appeal process to get the PIP he was entitled to.

The former MoD civil servant, who was awarded an OBE for his work in Afghanistan, says the DWP needs to treat people with more compassion.
April 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Also suggests almost half (48.9%) of members believe Labour is heading in the wrong direction.
March 20, 2025 at 10:47 PM