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Jonathan Walker

The Birmingham Post's Political Editor based at Westminster.

Eco towns are a 鈥榖ack of the envelope鈥 idea
Economic Development
Planned eco-towns creating thousands of new homes in the West Midlands have been slammed as a 鈥渂ack-of-the-envelope idea鈥.
Jon Walker: Backbencher of year Marris really has mind of his own
Economic Development
Congratulations to Rob Marris, the Wolverhampton MP who has been voted backbencher of the year by his colleagues.
Ladywood not divided by race or religion 鈥 candidate
Economic Development
Shabana Mahmood, the candidate controversially selected to contest Ladywood for Labour, has insisted her party and constituency are not divided by race or religion.
MEP will be Conservative Leader in Europe for just one year
Economic Development
A West Midlands MEP has become leader of the Conservative Party in the European Parliament - but only for 12 months.
System failed to protect Birmingham resident, Government told
Economic Development
Neighbours from hell drove one Birmingham resident to sleep with a knife by their bed after police and courts failed to protect them, Ministers have been told.
NHS puzzled by city鈥檚 worst in 海角视频 infant mortality rates
Economic Development
The NHS has admitted it does not know why Birmingham has the worst infant mortality figures in the country.
Post office closures can not be stopped
Economic Development
Residents will not be able to block post office closures in Birmingham when they are announced next week, a Government Minister has warned.
By-election may end my career 鈥 Davis
Economic Development
The Labour MP who led opposition to controversial new terror laws has challenged critics of maverick Conservative MP David Davis to 鈥減ut their money where their mouth is鈥 and stand against him.
Series of Post Office closures must be the last, MP urges
Economic Development
An MP has defended plans to close post offices in Birmingham, as Post Office Ltd prepares to name branches facing the axe.
Birmingham MP Andrew Mitchell 鈥榙ismayed鈥 by David Davis鈥 decision to resign
Economic Development
Shadow Cabinet member Andrew Mitchell, Birmingham鈥檚 only Conservative MP, distanced himself from David Davis鈥檚 decision to force a by-election over the erosion of Britain鈥檚 civil liberties.
Teach pupils about forced marriage, MPs say.
Economic Development
A House of Commons inquiry has said the Government must intervene after it emerged schools in Birmingham had refused to display a poster raising awareness of forced marriage.
Jon Walker: What's the real reason behind the Davis decision
Economic Development
David Davis - man of principle or man on the edge of a nervous breakdown?
Labour scrapes through 42-day terror law vote
Economic Development
Gordon Brown survived last night鈥檚 key Commons vote on terror laws amid claims of a 拢200 million bribe to win the support of Northern Ireland MPs.
We shouldn't pay for English lessons, says Birmingham Chamber
Economic Development
Business leaders in Birmingham have reacted angrily to suggestions that they should pay for immigrants to Britain to learn English.
Heads of failing schools face the sack
Economic Development
Gordon Brown has said that a new schools strategy was designed to raise standards, particularly in schools with the worst results.
Grammar headteachers could take over failing schools
Economic Development
Birmingham鈥檚 grammar school heads could take over failing comprehensives under plans unveiled by Schools Secretary Ed Balls.
Midland MPs clash over cause of climate change
Economic Development
The 鈥渁pocalyptic visions鈥 of environmentalists are not justified by the evidence about global warming, according to a Midland MP.
QinetiQ sale cost taxpayers 拢90m, says Commons watchdog
Economic Development
The Ministry of Defence behaved like 鈥渁n innocent at a table of card-sharps鈥 when it sold Worcestershire defence research firm QinetiQ, according to the chairman of a Commons spending watchdog.
Geoff Thomas calls for end to 'cancer funding gap'
Economic Development
Former England and Wolves footballer Geoff Thomas has told MPs about his battle to beat leukaemia and save the lives of hundreds of other sufferers.
Caroline Spelman calls for inquiry to clear her name
Economic Development
Midland MP Caroline Spelman faces a probe by MPs into claims she paid her children鈥檚 nanny from public finds.
Judges and police chiefs should make their addresses public, say MPs
Economic Development
The home addresses of high court judges and chief police officers should be published for the world to see, MPs have said.
Rail Minister claims high speed trains will harm environment
Economic Development
A high speed rail link would boost West Midlands businesses by 拢2.2 billion, a new study has concluded.
'Super-prison' could be built in Throckmorton village
Economic Development
A Worcestershire village used as the burial site for 100,000 animal carcasses during the foot-and-mouth epidemic could now become the home of a giant 鈥榯itan鈥 prison.
MPs fear for future of BBC in Birmingham
Enterprise
Potential BBC proposals to pull drama production out of the city would be a 鈥渕assive setback鈥 for Birmingham鈥檚 media industries, MPs have warned.