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Midland MPs put at heart of business and finance in Westminster
Economic Development
Bromsgrove MP Sajid Javid has has been appointed Business Secretary while Ladywood's Shabana Mahmood will be Labour's Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
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John Whittingdale appointed Culture Secretary ahead of BBC charter debates
Enterprise
New Culture Secretary appointed as pressure rises on state broadcaster to invest as much in the Midlands as other º£½ÇÊÓƵ regions
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General Election 2015: A disunited kingdom?
Opinion
What last week's general election did expose was that the º£½ÇÊÓƵ seems to be a more fragmented place than ever.
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Birmingham to target fairer funding deal after local elections
Birmingham City Council
After retaining his Ladywood seat, council leader Sir Albert Bore says he awaits with interest on who next local government secretary will be
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R3 calls on Conservatives to secure 'no win no fee' arrangement
Banking & Finance
R3 believes such would protect millions of pounds of creditors’ money each year
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General Election 2015: More female MPs than ever - who's who in West Midlands
General election
Conservatives have at least 65 women MPs, over a third more than 2010
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BBC under fire for no-show from nationals at Birmingham election count
Economic Development
Politician Gisela Stuart hits out at corporation for failing to assign journalists from its stable of national reporters to city
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Austerity hasn't worked
Opinion
If the polls are to be believed, the General Election is heading for pretty much a dead heat, with days if not weeks of wrangling ahead before a workable coalition – or even minority – government is in place.
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General election: Attack mode as big guns scrap over Midland votes
Economic Development
The final days of the election campaign get down and dirty as parties take aim at each other with 'secret plans' and 'who can you trust?'
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Cameron: Chinese rip-offs are top of my list if elected
Economic Development
Far Eastern copycat of Range Rover's Evoque is 'just not acceptable' says PM during visit to Longbridge
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Birmingham teenager bids to become º£½ÇÊÓƵ's youngest councillor
Economic Development
Luke Holland, who just turned 18, is standing as an independent candidate in the Moseley and Kings Heath ward
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Boris Johnson: Time for the Midlands to make up its mind
Economic Development
London Mayor Boris Johnson believes the West Midlands would benefit from combined authority
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Conservatives vow to extend Birmingham enterprise zone to Curzon Street
Economic Development
George Osborne has announced an expansion of the city centre enterprise zone to take in the regeneration area around Curzon HS2 Station
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Energy on the Coalition backburner
Opinion
It has to be said it's galling to see one of the Coalition parties hijack the "Great Charter of the Liberties" for political gain, when the Government's record on legal aid "reform" has seen justice disgracefully denied for many vulnerable people.
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General election: Chancellor George Osborne warns of risk to West Midlands economy of SNP backed Labour Government
Economic Development
Chancellor in Longbridge  unveils new manifesto for the West Midlands with 160,000 jobs pledge and investment in new Enterprise Zones
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Harriet Harman's Pink Bus tour hits the West Midlands
Economic Development
Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls joined Labour's deputy leader on campaign trail in target North Warwickshire constituency
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Six Birmingham city councillors to step down at local elections
Economic Development
A round-up of those servants to the city who have decided to call time on their political careers with the local authority
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They say they're fighting for every vote - but the parties are targeting a few key seats
Opinion
They don't like to talk about it but sometimes top politicians admit this general election campaign is really targeting a small number of voters
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David Cameron pledges to create jobs in Midlands and the North
Economic Development
Prime Minister vows to overturn trend which has seen more jobs create in London and the South East
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Election 2015: The economic realities of Election 2015
Opinion
In every election voters are asked to make their decision based on the economic record of the incumbent - in this case a coalition - government or that offered by an alternative party.
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Cameron calls for more well-paid jobs as average Midlands wage falls
David Cameron
According to figures from the Office for National Statistics wages in the metropolitan area decreased by 11.2 per cent between 2010 and 2014 after accounting for inflation
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Tory right to buy idea condemned
Conservative Party
Head of Bournville Village Trust joins condemning voices as Conservatives invoke Thatcher's 1980s policy by giving social housing tenants the right to buy
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It's a two horse race, again, for Labour leadership
Opinion
It seems that Sir Albert Bore will be challenged by John Clancy alone for the leadership of the council next month after bid to find
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Academy plans 'could threaten' school ethos
Economic Development
Head teacher of Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School hits out at election pledged by Tories which could see it forced into becoming an academy
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