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Jacqueline Ashley (born 10 September 1954), is a British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 journalist and broadcaster.

Ashley is the daughter of Jack Ashley, Baron Ashley of Stoke
Jack Ashley, Baron Ashley of Stoke

Jack Ashley, Baron Ashley of Stoke, Order of the Companions of Honour Privy Council , is a Labour Party member of the United Kingdom House of Lords....
, the Life Peer
Life peer

In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited. Nowadays life peerages, always of baronial rank, are created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 and entitle the holders to seats in the House of Lords, presuming they meet qualifications such as age and citizenship....
 and former Labour
Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century, it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Left-wing politics in England, Scotland and Wales, but not Northern Ireland, where it has only recently organised again....
 MP
Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators....
. Her mother was Pauline Kay Ashley nee Crispin (1932-2003). She was educated at Rosebery Grammar School
Rosebery School for Girls

Rosebery School is an all girls school located in Epsom, Surrey. It consists of a lower school, for those aged between 11 and 16, and a Sixth Form for those aged between 16 and 18....
, Epsom
Epsom

Epsom is a town in the borough of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey, England, to the south of Greater London. The town is located south-south-west of Charing Cross, and forms part of the suburbia that surrounds London....
, Surrey
Surrey

Surrey is a counties of England in the South East England of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, and Berkshire....
 and St Anne's College, Oxford
University of Oxford

The University of Oxford , located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation in the English-speaking world....
 where she studied PPE and was a member of the Oxford University Broadcasting Society
Oxford University Broadcasting Society

The Oxford University Broadcasting Society was a student society at the University of Oxford, England. It covered radio and television broadcasting....
.

Since then, she has been a television news reporter and newspaper journalist, writing for the New Statesman
New Statesman

The New Statesman is a United Kingdom left-wing politics magazine published weekly in London. The current editor is Jason Cowley, whose appointment was announced on 16 May 2008....
 (where she was attacked in print by Cristina Odone
Cristina Odone

Cristina Patricia Odone is an Italian journalist, editing, and writer living in the United Kingdom. She has written for several newspapers, and was formerly the editor of The Catholic Herald, and deputy editor of the New Statesman....
) and The Guardian
The Guardian

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Jacqueline Ashley (born 10 September 1954), is a British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 journalist and broadcaster.

Ashley is the daughter of Jack Ashley, Baron Ashley of Stoke
Jack Ashley, Baron Ashley of Stoke

Jack Ashley, Baron Ashley of Stoke, Order of the Companions of Honour Privy Council , is a Labour Party member of the United Kingdom House of Lords....
, the Life Peer
Life peer

In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited. Nowadays life peerages, always of baronial rank, are created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 and entitle the holders to seats in the House of Lords, presuming they meet qualifications such as age and citizenship....
 and former Labour
Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century, it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Left-wing politics in England, Scotland and Wales, but not Northern Ireland, where it has only recently organised again....
 MP
Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators....
. Her mother was Pauline Kay Ashley nee Crispin (1932-2003). She was educated at Rosebery Grammar School
Rosebery School for Girls

Rosebery School is an all girls school located in Epsom, Surrey. It consists of a lower school, for those aged between 11 and 16, and a Sixth Form for those aged between 16 and 18....
, Epsom
Epsom

Epsom is a town in the borough of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey, England, to the south of Greater London. The town is located south-south-west of Charing Cross, and forms part of the suburbia that surrounds London....
, Surrey
Surrey

Surrey is a counties of England in the South East England of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, and Berkshire....
 and St Anne's College, Oxford
University of Oxford

The University of Oxford , located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation in the English-speaking world....
 where she studied PPE and was a member of the Oxford University Broadcasting Society
Oxford University Broadcasting Society

The Oxford University Broadcasting Society was a student society at the University of Oxford, England. It covered radio and television broadcasting....
.

Since then, she has been a television news reporter and newspaper journalist, writing for the New Statesman
New Statesman

The New Statesman is a United Kingdom left-wing politics magazine published weekly in London. The current editor is Jason Cowley, whose appointment was announced on 16 May 2008....
 (where she was attacked in print by Cristina Odone
Cristina Odone

Cristina Patricia Odone is an Italian journalist, editing, and writer living in the United Kingdom. She has written for several newspapers, and was formerly the editor of The Catholic Herald, and deputy editor of the New Statesman....
) and The Guardian
The Guardian

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. She specializes in the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century, it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Left-wing politics in England, Scotland and Wales, but not Northern Ireland, where it has only recently organised again....
, the media
Mass media

Mass media is a term used to denote a section of the media specifically envisioned and designed to reach a mainstream such as the population of a nation state....
, politics
Politics

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, public services
Public services

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, trade union
Trade union

A trade union or labor union is an organization run by and for workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages, hours, and working conditions....
s and women's issues. She is broadly a supporter of Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown

James Gordon Brown UK Member of Parliament is a United Kingdom Labour Party politician and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Brown assumed office in June 2007, after the resignation of Tony Blair and three days after becoming leader of the governing Labour Party....
's government, though she has recently called for his replacement.

Jackie Ashley married fellow journalist Andrew Marr
Andrew Marr

Andrew William Stevenson Marr is a Scotland journalist and political commentator. He edited The Independent for two years, until May 1998, and was the political editor for the BBC from 2000 until 2005....
 in Surrey
Surrey

Surrey is a counties of England in the South East England of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, and Berkshire....
 in 1987; they live in West London
West London

West London is the area of Greater London to the west of Central London. Although it is only ambiguously defined, it is one of the most economically active areas of London outside of the centre, containing significant amounts of office space along with London Heathrow Airport and many of its associated businesses....
. They have a son Harry Cameron (born 1989, Camden
London Borough of Camden

The London Borough of Camden is a London borough of London, England, which forms part of Inner London. The southern reaches of Camden form part of Central London....
, London
London

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), and two daughters, both born in Hammersmith
Hammersmith

Hammersmith is an urban centre in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in west London, approximately 5 miles west of Charing Cross on the north bank of the River Thames....
, London: Isabel Claire (born 1991) and Emily Catherine (born 1994).

Career

  • 1979–1981 — BBC trainee
  • 1981–1984 — Producer and newsreader on Newsnight
    Newsnight

    Newsnight is a BBC Television Current affairs programme noted for its in-depth analysis and often robust cross-examination of senior politicians....
  • 1984–1986 — Reporter on TV-am
    TV-am

    TV-am was a breakfast television station that broadcast to the United Kingdom from 1 February 1983 to 31 December 1992. It made history by being the first national operator of an ITV franchise at breakfast-time, and was broadcast every day of the week, for most or all of the period between 6am and 9.25am....
    , producer and reporter on Channel 4
    Channel 4

    Channel 4 is a UK Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom television broadcaster which began transmissions on 2 November 1982. Although commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the #Channel Four Television...
  • 1986–1999 — Political correspondent with ITN
  • 2000–2002 — Political editor, New Statesman
    New Statesman

    The New Statesman is a United Kingdom left-wing politics magazine published weekly in London. The current editor is Jason Cowley, whose appointment was announced on 16 May 2008....
  • 2002–present — Columnist and political interviewer, The Guardian
    The Guardian

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External links

  • — New Statesman articles
  • — Guardian articles