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Birmingham leader says HS2 rail link on track despite Shadow Chancellor's claim it should be delayed
Economic Development
Birmingham leader Sir Albert Bore insists Birmingham to northern cities HS2 phase 2 link going ahead after Ed Balls said build HS3 first
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David Cameron: Labour's high speed rail rethink is a "slap in the face" to Midlands
Economic Development
Prime Minister condemns Labour Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls for saying new east-west rail line should come before completing HS2
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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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Labour wants new east-west rail line before completing HS2, says Ed Balls
Economic Development
Plans for a high speed line linking Birmingham with Leeds and Manchester will take a back seat to proposals for a new east-west line under Labour, Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls has revealed
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Anger as West Midlands MPs reject calls to delay HS2 after damning Lords report
Andrew Mitchell
Finance committee questions if £50 billion rail line is needed
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HSBC's Birmingham move welcomed by George Osborne and Ed Balls
George Osborne MP
Both George Osborne and Ed Balls were agreed it was a strong move for HSBC to set up an operation at Arena Central
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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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Profits soar at Secure Trust Bank
Banking & Finance
The challenger bank saw its pre-tax profits for 2014 surge by 53 per cent to £26.1 million while customer numbers grew by 22 per cent to 429,507
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Let's break up Birmingham into two or more councils, says former MP
Economic Development
Birmingham Peers have clashed over plans to cut the number of councillors and introduce single-member wards
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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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Osborne fires election starting pistol despite lack of rabbit
Opinion
Chancellor throws a few little goodies into Budget but there were no magic tricks, says David Bailey
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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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Children's social worker shortage prompts Birmingham City Council to raise agency staff rates
Economic Development
Authority puts up fees by almost £9 per hour in desperate bid to fill 161 social work vacancies as child protection service struggles to cope with demand
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Grand Central Birmingham put up for sale
Commercial Property
Investors expected to flock as major regeneration site put on the market six months before it opens
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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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£600m for a year's work - the lot of pension fund managers
Economic Development
Time to curb fees earned by investment managers for local government pension funds as Radio 4 wades into debate, argues John Clancy
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Labour doesn't just want to cut tuition fees - it wants employers to pay students
Opinion
Attention has focused on Labour's plans to cut tuition fees but the party's long-term plan is for students to earn a salary while they learn
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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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MP takes BBC Midlands fair share campaign to Parliament
Enterprise
Selly Oak MP Steve McCabe has called for a parliamentary debate after it emerged less than nine per cent of BBC licence fee money raised in the Midlands was spent here
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