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Jonathan Walker

The Birmingham Post's Political Editor based at Westminster.

Communities to help in battle against gang culture
Economic Development
Community groups such as Birmingham鈥檚 New Year Shooting Memorial Trust are to help lead the fight against gang and knife crime, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has announced.
Labour facing election wipeout in West Midlands
Economic Development
Labour faces wipeout in the West Midlands according to a new poll which found the Tories could gain 26 seats in the region.
West Bromwich MP fires warning to Labour rebels
Economic Development
Labour rebels will face the 鈥渇ury鈥 of fellow MPs and party activists if they continue trying to undermine Gordon Brown, Black Country Minister Tom Watson has claimed.
Jon Walker: Birmingham and its civic leader will be focus of the conference
Economic Development
One of the themes of the Conservative conference in two weeks will be Birmingham, and what it can teach the country.
Midland hospitals winning the MRSA battle
Economic Development
Birmingham hospitals are celebrating a聽fall in the number of MRSA infections by almost two thirds in two years.
LibDems vote to ban DNA database for under-16s
Economic Development
West Midlands Police would be forced to delete the DNA records of thousands of children held on a computer database, under proposals backed by Liberal Democrats.
Khalid Mahmood says Labour rebels will fail to oust Brown
Economic Development
A Labour MP who helped bring down Tony Blair has predicted plotters trying to remove Gordon Brown will fail.
Birmingham Labour MP slams Gordon Brown's year in power
Economic Development
Edgbaston Labour MP Gisela Stuart has written a devastating critique of Gordon Brown鈥檚 last year in power.
LibDem activists predict election defeat in Solihull
Economic Development
The Liberal Democrats are set to lose two of the three seats they hold in the West Midlands, according to a study by party activists.
Paedophile check scheme launched in Warwickshire
Economic Development
Parents in Warwickshire will have the right to ask police whether adults in contact with their children have a history of sex offences, under a pilot scheme launched today.
Cameron set to take crucial West Midlands seats at election
Economic Development
David Cameron is on course to win the six West Midlands seats he needs to gain a majority in the House of Commons, according to an opinion poll.
Advantage West Midlands told to cut budget by 拢36m
Economic Development
The West Midlands has been ordered to cut funding for economic regeneration by 拢36 million, to help pay for Government plans to revive the housing market.
Jon Walker: Lib Dems seeking the spotlight in Bournemouth
Economic Development
Liberal Democrats are heading to Bournemouth this weekend, for the first of the major party conferences.
Birmingham MPs demand aid for poor from energy companies
Economic Development
Energy companies enjoying massive profits must be forced to help families who are struggling with bills, Birmingham MPs have demanded.
Goodbye West Midlands, hello Greater Birmingham
Economic Development
The West Midlands should re-brand itself 鈥淕reater Birmingham鈥 to promote itself and attract investment from across the world, according to an influential thinktank.
Byrne tells Gordon Brown that Whitehall still isn't listening
Economic Development
West Midlands Minister Liam Byrne has warned Gordon Brown that the Government is failing to work with local councils.
Hospitals underspend by 拢155m as more operations are cancelled
Economic Development
The number of cancelled operations has shot up in the West Midlands - while hospitals and health trusts are on course to run up a surplus of 拢155 million this year.
Cash incentive for councils to support business
Economic Development
Councils are to receive cash rewards for helping local businesses succeed, ministers have announced.
Jon Walker: Does Brown鈥檚 vision of party strike a chord with its MPs
Economic Development
It鈥檚 come to something when a left-wing pressure group can do a better job of setting the agenda than the might New Labour spin machine.
MPs furious as axe falls on 25 Birmingham post offices
Economic Development
MPs have reacted with fury after it was revealed just one Birmingham post office had been saved as a result of a two-month consultation over 56 branches.
69 more West Midland Post Offices are faced with closure
Economic Development
MPs reacted with fury last night after it was revealed just one Birmingham post office had been saved as a result of a two-month consultation - and 69 more in the Black Country, Worcestershire and Herefordshire were threatened with the axe.
West Midlands missing out on the internet revolution
Economic Development
West Midlands families are failing to take advantage of the internet revolution, putting at risk plans to improve the region鈥檚 skill base and attract high technology industries.
Repossessions in Birmingham rise 64 per cent
Economic Development
The effect of the economic slowdown on ordinary families has been exposed as the number of mortgage possession orders in Birmingham shot up by 64 per cent.
Campaigners take post office closure fight to Downing Street
Economic Development
Downing Street has received petitions signed by more than 5,000 people campaigning to keep their local post offices in Solihull and Meriden.