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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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Labour and Tories are competing to show who offers the biggest boost in powers to local government
Economic Development
Councils could control an extra £30 billion under Labour plans while Conservative Chancellor George Osborne confirms Midlands is next in line for major devolution package
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Heseltine: We're talking about devolution for the West Midlands
Economic Development
Major political shake-up on its way for Birmingham and the region according to Tory peer but West Midlands must agree on elected mayor
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Tories: We'll clean up Birmingham and restore civic pride
Birmingham City Council
City's Conservatives launch manifesto ahead of next month's local authority elections as party tries to make further gains at council
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Lord Heseltine vows to hand West Midlands major powers
Economic Development
Tory heavyweight backs plans for the devolved power and more spending to the region following similar deal for Greater Manchester
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Boris Johnson backs Post campaign for fairer deal from BBC
Economic Development
Mayor of London follows in the footsteps of Prime Minister David Cameron in calling on the broadcaster to spend a similar amount in this region as everywhere else in the Ƶ
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I'm part of the "local comminity" boasts Conservative candidate
Economic Development
Education policy may not be the strong suit of Midland candidate Sue Arnold after poster spelling blunder
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Ed Balls: The West Midlands has been shortchanged in the Budget
Economic Development
Ed Balls believes Birmingham and the West Midlands have been short-changed by Chancellor George Osborne in a Budget which promised better deals for Manchester and Cambridge alone.
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Birmingham 'shoppers' tax' is scrapped - for now
Economic Development
Birmingham City Council charge for business improvement districts would hit high streets, say Tories
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Tax rows, scare tactics - and the SNP bogeyman
Opinion
The Tories will try to capitalise on threats by the SNP's Alex Salmond to persuade Labour over policy
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Afzal Amin resigns following EDL allegations
Economic Development
Dudley North candidate steps down hours after saying he would fight allegations of EDL collusion
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Tory candidate Afzal Amin must be thrown out, Ed Miliband claims
Economic Development
The Dudley North candidate is accused of scheming with the English Defence League to announce an inflammatory march against a new “mega-mosque”
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Tory candidate Afzal Amin pledges to fight suspension over EDL plot row
Economic Development
Conservative Dudley North candidate set for showdown talks after suspension announced over the weekend
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MPs say they - and not the party leaders - must decide who forms a Coalition
Opinion
Backbench MPs are demanding that they - not the party leaders - decide who forms a Coalition in a hung Parliament
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Councillor accuses government of rushing out credit system
Economic Development
Universal credit due to come to Birmingham next a month, a year ahead of schedule, prompting broadside from Labour's deputy leader
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Spellar: Ƶ nuclear deterrent vital in face of Russian threat
Economic Development
Russia's bullying of its neighbours illustrates why the Ƶ must keep its nuclear deterrent, according to a Midland MP.
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'Cynical' plan for Sutton Coldfield council 'created to secure a no vote'
Economic Development
Campaigners for a Sutton Coldfield town council have dismissed the latest round of consultation ahead of a referendum as a "cynical document" designed to secure a 'no' vote.
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City councillors told 'to stop griping' over boundary review
Economic Development
Max Caller, man charged with leading review, says authority needs to show evidence that member numbers should not be cut from 120 to 100
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Sir Albert Bore: Tories using Kerslake as a smokescreen
Economic Development
Birmingham City leader Sir Albert Bore refuses to back down over who is to blame for local cuts.
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Labour group circles the wagons in defence of under fire leader
Opinion
There was a distinct undercurrent throughout that Sir Albert Bore’s Labour leadership was on trial
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Protesters hijack city council budget meeting
Birmingham City Council
Campaigners chant 'shame on you' as authority's leaders clash over £105m cuts to services including Library of Birmingham
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Labour MP suggests coalition deal - with the Conservatives
Economic Development
If there's a hung Parliament after May 7's general election then Labour could form a Government in coalition with the Tories, says Birmingham MP Gisela Stuart
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BBC Midlands fair share campaign backed by Tory, Labour and Lib Dem MPs
Enterprise
Politicians from the three top parties call for greater investment in the Midlands from the broadcaster, which invests far more per head in every other region
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