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Jack Ashley, Baron Ashley of Stoke, CH, PC (6 December 1922 – 20 April 2012) was a British politician. He was a Labour Member of Parliament in the House of Commons for Stoke-on-Trent South for 26 years, from 1966 to 1992, and subsequently sat in the House of Lords.
21 de abr. de 2012 · Jack Ashley was a Labour MP and peer who fought for the rights of the underprivileged and the disabled for over 40 years. He was the only totally deaf member of parliament in the world and campaigned on issues such as thalidomide, rape and bullying.
21 de abr. de 2012 · The Labour politician Jack Ashley, who has died aged 89 after suffering from pneumonia, was a many-layered hero. Deaf for most of his Westminster career, he was an inspiration to people with...
21 de abr. de 2012 · Lord Ashley of Stoke, the country's first deaf MP and the "greatest champion Britain's disabled have had", has died aged 89 after a short battle with pneumonia. Jack Ashley, a former Labour...
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21 de abr. de 2012 · Jack Ashley, who was deaf for most of his political career, was a disabled rights campaigner and a former MP for Stoke-on-Trent. He died in 2012 after a short battle with pneumonia, and was praised by many for his courage and determination.
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21 de abr. de 2012 · Jack Ashley was the first deaf parliamentarian and a champion for equal rights for disabled people. He voted against his own Labour government, exposed injustices and scandals, and transformed campaigns into crusades.
14 de jun. de 2023 · Volume 169, Issue 5. November 2023. Pages 1397-1398. Abstract After he sustained a profound hearing loss in his only hearing ear following a routine myringoplasty, Jack Ashley became Britain's first deaf politician. His story is an inspiring one, con...
