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Watson vies with Flint and Creasy in Labour deputy leadership battle
Tom Watson
Outspoken West Bromwich East MP Tom Watson is bookies' favourite for Labour's deputy
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Yardley MP Jess Phillips to continue city councillor role
Yardley
Labour MP under fire from predecessor John Hemming but says decision will save taxpayers the £25,000 cost of by-election
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The Blairites are taking back control of Labour - and Yvette Cooper is their candidate
Labour Party
The Blairites have been quiet for years but they haven't gone away - and now they see a chance to reclaim their party
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Dunlop Motorsport plant to be demolished - ending 125 years of manufacturing history
Dunlop
The old plant and technical centre is set to be razed to the ground by the end of July following an application to Birmingham City Council
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Birmingham Labour MPs back Yvette Cooper for leadership
Labour Party
No nominations for favourite Andy Burnham as majority of Birmingham MPs back Shadow Home Secretary
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MP: 'I'd want the right to die if I faced the prospect of a slow and painful death'
Politics
The Midland MP trying to change the law to give terminally-ill patients the right to die says he would want the opportunity to kill himself if he faced the prospect of a slow and painful death.
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Why Labour fear referendum vote humiliation No.2
Politics
Political editor Jonathan Walker looks at Labour's position as moves to hold an EU referendum in the º£½ÇÊÓƵ start to gather pace
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£35m Unite union scheme to build Birmingham hotel gets green light
Unite
Work can begin on major scheme in Birmingham Science Park Aston after councillors granted permission
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City council pledges votes for sixth formers
Politics
Birmingham backs calls to allow 16 and 17 year olds the vote in the EU referendum and says it is considering a similar move for council-run polls
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Time to face the reports of election abuse head on
Politics
International observers raised concerns about elections in Birmingham, so why is the council not taking this seriously
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Gisela Stuart's 'crusade' against wasting taxpayers' money
Gisela Stuart
Edgbaston MP in battle to chair powerful Public Accounts Committee in the Commons which scrutinises government spending
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Electoral Reform Society says almost 2m votes 'wasted' in West Midlands
Economic Development
'Shocking indictment of a voting system in crisis' says society which is calling for a new form of voting to be introduced before 2020 General Election
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Former Birmingham regeneration chief Clive Dutton dies
Commercial Property
Tributes paid to man who worked on Library of Birmingham development and 2012 Olympic legacy project
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Hunt pledges to tackle NHS agency staff ‘rip-off’
Economic Development
Fears over quality of work at Midland hospitals as crackdown planned
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How would the West Midlands election result be different with a 'fairer' voting system?
Opinion
If West Midlands seats were allocated in proportion to the votes cast then the election result would be very different
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Probe into Birmingham Labour councillor's victory
Economic Development
Politician Ansar Ali Khan won the Washwood Heath ward seat with 78 per cent of the vote which has now been challenged amid claims of undue spiritual influence
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Forget parochial rivalries - grasp the elected mayor and the billions to go with it
Opinion
The pitiful devolution deal a result of fear and tribalism by our council leaders
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David Jamieson hints at West Midlands metro mayor bid
Politics
David Jamieson, the Police and Crime Commissioner for the West Midlands, offered a warm welcome to the Government’s planned Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill.
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East and West Midlands unite to call for fair share from BBC
Enterprise
Politicians in Derby, Leicester, Nottingham, Coventry and Solihull back Post campaign for fairer deal from publicly-funded broadcaster
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Hidden Spaces: The story of Britain's first Municipal Savings Bank
Hidden Spaces
The building was designed by Thomas Cecil Howitt, the architect of the nearby and equally grand Baskerville House
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MEP Sion Simon demands 'disgraceful' Fifa boss steps down
Economic Development
Sepp Blatter is coming under increasing pressure to resign after a string of high-ranking officials were arrested on corruption charges
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'One nation' - and why the PM could have the last laugh
Opinion
David Cameron has a plan to change the Conservative Party’s image - and rebrand it as the party for working people and social justice.
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West Midlands PFI projects set taxpayers back £12.7bn
Economic Development
Schemes such as Building Schools for the Future and Queen Elizabeth and Walsgrave hospitals have racked up a gigantic bill for the region
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Yvette Cooper favoured for Labour leader by Midland MPs
Economic Development
Mrs Cooper has the support of at least four of the city’s nine Labour MPs, more than any other contender so far
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