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West Midland Crime commissioner says fully-armed force needs discussion after Paris terror attacks
Terrorism
Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson has said a 'serious discussion' needs to take place before drastically increasing the number of armed officers on the streets.
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Turns out George Osborne isn't a political genius after all
George Osborne MP
George Osborne could still become the next Tory leader but the tax credits disaster is a reminder that he's not invincible
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Theresa May under fire over immigration comments
Theresa May
Birmingham MP Steve McCabe slams the Home Secretary as she claims immigrants have stolen thousands of jobs across the º£½ÇÊÓƵ
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Home Secretary is talking to the right people as she draws up new anti-extremism strategy
Politics
Efforts to tackle extremism recognised, the ongoing green belt saga and what will national politicians will make of our combined authority chief.
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Community group praised by Theresa May
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Upstanding Neighbourhoods group told Theresa May about its work challenging extremism and meeting young Muslims in Sparkbrook
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Birmingham riots tragedy father Tariq Jahan calls for public inquiry
Economic Development
The father is meeting police minister Mike Penning alongside local MP Shabana Mahmood (Lab, Ladywood) to explain that he was still waiting for an explanation
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Jonathan Walker: Still no idea how to rein in another 'Trojan Horse'
Opinion
Birmingham was targeted by a "co-ordinated, deliberate and sustained" campaign to introduce "an intolerant and aggressive Islamic ethos into a few schools"
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West Midlands Police cuts back stop and search
Economic Development
Home Secretary Theresa May said the technique was being misused so often across the country that it was damaging relations between the public and police
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Jonathan Walker: Lichfield MP Michael Fabricant takes on Speaker John Bercow
Opinion
Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow has found his match in Lichfield MP Michael Fabricant.
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Theresa May defends West Midlands police and crime commissioner by-election
Economic Development
Home Secretary Theresa May has defended the police and crime commissioner by-election on August 21.
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Trojan Horse children 'left unprepared for modern Britain' says Theresa May
Economic Development
Home Secretary urges all to look at how controversy came about but stop short of demanding police action
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MPs in call for quiz into historic child abuse cases
Economic Development
MPs from across the West Midlands are backing calls for a national inquiry into historic cases of child sex abuse.
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Cycle revolution long overdue in car-clogged Brum
Opinion
This Birmingham Cycle Revolution, if it gains traction, could well change this culture to all our benefit.
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The Trojan gift horse confirms suspicions on all sides of the debate
Opinion
Park View Academy is taking legal action against Ofsted over the Trojan Horse affair.
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Birmingham school led by Labour activist and Sikh head is NOT extremist, insists MP
Economic Development
Lib Dem MP John Hemming has defended Golden Hillock school following claims it fails to protect pupils from extremism - but parents are kept in the dark as London politicians fight over Birmingham schools
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Tory conference is a worthwhile exception to pecuniary precaution
Opinion
One of Mike Whitby's more controversial legacies as Birmingham City Council leader was the £1.48 million commitment to hosting the Tory Party party.
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£500k bill for policing the Conservative Party Conference
Economic Development
Police and crime commissioner Bob Jones warned the bill – prompted by Home Office funding changes – would add to the organisation’s financial problems
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Fears over community response to khat ban
Economic Development
Home Office survey of people of Somali origin in Birmingham in 2005 found that 34 per cent said they had chewed khat in month before the interview
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Labour saves Cameron from Immigration Bill defeat
Theresa May
Midland MPs took part in a rebellion against the Government as David Cameron avoided humiliation in the Commons thanks to Labour
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West Midlands Plebgate police have 'big opportunity' to set record straight
Economic Development
Two officers facing MPs' committee as Keith Vaz reveals cost of row has reached almost a third of a million pounds
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Police's own inquiry into "plebgate" officers DID find evidence of misconduct
Economic Development
The initial draft of West Mercia Police's inquiry into three officers accused of stitching up Birmingham MP Andrew Mitchell did find that "there was a case to answer for misconduct", it has emerged.
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Getting down to the bare essentials with regard to visas
Opinion
Running in parallel has been one of the more intriguing political sideshows of the last year or so -exasperating and entertaining in broadly equal measure -Theresa May's 'Dance of the Seven Visas'.
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