Stroke Survivor Ashworth Quotes Shakespeare in Comeback

0:00This is Cory. Keeping Lester in the know, you're listening to Lester News today. Former labor MP, Jonathan Ashworth suffered a stroke on New Year's Day and feared he would never speak again. The 47-year-old, who represented Lester South from 2011 to 2024, fought back by reciting Shakespeare. Monologues from his hospital bed to rebuild his speech and memory. Just days after learning, he would receive a CBE for his political service and charity work, the Stroke Hit. He picked up the Honor on Tuesday at Windsor Castle, where the Princess Royal presented the medal. In the hospital, staff must have found him eccentric as he quoted lines from Hamlet. Ashworth admitted he was deeply worried about speaking at the ceremony, but he made it through. His advocacy stands out for Children of Alcoholics, a cause close to home since his father died from the disease. He is a patron of the National Association for Children of Alcoholics. Ashworth recently stepped down as chief executive of Labor Together and leaves the door open for a political comeback,

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