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EU referendum: West Midlands is a heartland of the anti-EU campaign
European Union
A number of Birmingham's Labour MPs are calling for the º£½ÇÊÓƵ to leave the European Union, while Tories in the wider West Midlands also back "Brexit"
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20,000 voters vanish from Birmingham's electoral roll
Local Elections
New registration system prompted by 'banana republic' frauds scandal
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Measuring street grime is a dirty business
Politics
It was heralded as a great step forward for local government openness and empowerment for citizens looking to get to grips with the grime on their streets and neighbourhoods.
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You will take graveyard photos over our dead body says Birmingham City Council
Birmingham City Council
Council stuck in old ways as it stops amateur historians taking photographs of historic graveyards
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Labour wait to pick their candidate for West Midlands metro-mayor
Birmingham City Council
Labour's National Executive Committee have decided that the party will pick a candidate for metro-mayor in July this year through a ballot of members
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Axe would still fall despite fairer funding deal for Birmingham - John Clancy
Birmingham City Council
Labour leader Coun John Clancy has warned that even if the city secured a fairer funding deal it would still make cuts
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Contest to become the first mayor of the West Midlands has already begun
Politics
Labour has begun to think about how it will choose a candidate for next year's West Midlands metro-mayor election, but jockeying behind the scenes is already underway
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Birmingham's Tory leader calls for more money from Conservatives
Politics
Robert Alden backs new campaign by Birmingham Post to secure a better deal for the city from central government
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Housing to take centre stage under new council leader
Birmingham City Council
Labour leader John Clancy will place meeting the demand for good housing, a priority of his administration
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New Birmingham leader faces friendly fire in his question time debut
Birmingham City Council
In the hotseat for the first time council leader John Clancy congratulated for winning the support of 'almost half the Birmingham Labour group'
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Birmingham City Council could lose right to invest funds 'ethically'
Birmingham City Council
Investment policies 'harm relations' with Israel or defence companies
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A rocky year ahead for all Birmingham politicians and elections in Kingstanding and Sutton Coldfield could prove decisive
Birmingham City Council
The new leader, devolution deal, local elections and Birmingham City Council's ongoing crisis point to a lively 2016.
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Sutton Coldfield Conservatives will not stand aside in town council ballot
Birmingham City Council
Residents group calls on political parties to give way in town council elections and allow local independent candidates to win seats.
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Review of 2015 - December: JLR eyes Silverstone, designer outlet village and new IT jobs
Jaguar Land Rover
Car giant Jaguar Land Rover was eyeing an ambitious project to buy racing circuit Silverstone, the Government awarded permission to build a major outlet village in Cannock and an IT firm announced it was bringing 400 jobs to the city
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Acocks Green protesters fear historic district will split
Acocks Green
Another backlash over proposals by Local Government Boundary Commission to redraw Birmingham's political map with new council wards
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Review of 2015 - May: Chinese investment, Felix Dennis' estate and combined authority
Lasan
In May a delegation of Far East investors revealed they were eyeing projects in Birmingham, the estate of late publisher Felix Dennis was put on sale for £10m and plans started to create a new combined authority
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Annual awards for Birmingham's brightest and best politicians
Politics
Back by popular demand are the annual  'awards' which the members of Birmingham City Council would rather not win
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Care crisis costs Birmingham hospitals £9.2m
NHS
Healthy patients are blocking NHS beds as Midland councils struggle to care
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David Jamieson to stand for police commissioner re-election
West Midlands Police
Former MP and incumbent Police and crime commissioner wins backing of Labour group to fight in 2016 vote
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Jess Phillips obviously didn't threaten Jeremy Corbyn so stop being silly
Conservative Party
People who pretend to be offended on Twitter are like a footballer throwing themselves to the ground and rolling around in mock pain
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Clancy reaches out to Birmingham's schools
Politics
Council leader bids to engage teachers and children in process of improving neighbourhoods and communities
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Council leader Clancy promises to speed up pace of change
Politics
John Clancy remains upbeat about work being done to improve Birmingham City Council as it prepares for key meeting with government-appointed scrutiny panel
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A Lambo for the Mayor ... but savings still have to be made
Politics
Budget woes, more money for Capita, grumpy councillors and a tortuous moment for the Birmingham's Deputy Lord Mayor
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Forget the Northern Powerhouse - is Government backing the 'Midlands Engine' at last?
George Osborne MP
The Government has realised it needs to convince the Midlands it cares about more than the "Northern Powerhouse"
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