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The Birmingham Post's Political Editor based at Westminster.

AWM warned despite praise
Economic Development
A /authors/jonathan-walker/300 million Government quango responsible for improving the region's economy has received top marks from inspectors, but was warned it must improve its image.
Cameron: We are not a racist party
Economic Development
David Cameron insisted the Conservatives were not a racist party as he praised multi-ethnic Birmingham for "getting it right" during a visit to the city yesterday.
Cameron backs Whitby and road charging
Economic Development
Road pricing schemes can benefit motorists, Conservative leader David Cameron said last night.
Blair joins call to reduce football prices
Economic Development
Tony Blair has backed demands for football clubs to offer lower ticket prices so more fans can afford to go to matches.
Fury over MP's election cheat claim
Economic Development
Labour officials have demanded the head of a Conservative MP who launched an astonishing attack on his general election opponent in the House of Commons.
Fund New Street revamp locally, say MPs
Economic Development
Birmingham should be allowed to pay for the redevelopment of New Street from local taxes, according to MPs.
'Too old' MP wins reprieve from Tory HQ
Economic Development
Sir Patrick Cormack, the MP threatened with the sack after party activists apparently decided he was too old, has been saved following the intervention of the party leadership.
Short blast over single parent benefit threat
Economic Development
Plans to force single parents into work have been condemned by a Birmingham MP whose constituency has the highest level of unemployment in the 海角视频.
Calls for gun amnesty
Economic Development
A new guns amnesty will take place just four years after more than 1,200 illegal weapons were handed in to West Midlands Police.
Midland doctor to face secret files inquiry
Economic Development
A controversial Midlands doctor is to be investigated following claims that he kept secret case files on children.
Motorists face /authors/jonathan-walker/600 road pricing bill
Economic Development
Midland motorists could face a bill of up to /authors/jonathan-walker/600 to fit a "black box" to their vehicle under road pricing proposals, according to reports.
Calls grow to jail teenage gun-carriers
Economic Development
Politicians, police and campaigners against gun crime have united to demand tougher punishments for gangsters carrying firearms.
Councils will be forced to take road pricing
Economic Development
Road pricing is being forced on local authorities by Ministers who threaten to withhold funding if they refuse to co-operate, an influential Commons committee has warned.
Brum MP's /authors/jonathan-walker/13,000 travel expenses
Economic Development
Khalid Mahmood, Labour MP for Perry Barr, has said his /authors/jonathan-walker/13,000 travel expenses for one year represent good value for money.
Sir Patrick: A true blue who speaks his mind
Economic Development
Sir Patrick Cormack is an old-fashioned One Nation Tory rather than a member of David Cameron's trendy Notting Hill set.
Midlands misses out on road pricing
Economic Development
Birmingham and the West Midlands will not pioneer a controversial road-pricing scheme.
/authors/jonathan-walker/5m battle for Muslim hearts and minds
Economic Development
A new /authors/jonathan-walker/5m fund to help town halls lead the fight against Muslim extremism has been unveiled.
Midland MPs fear casino problems
Economic Development
MPs have opposed proposals to bring major casinos to Solihull and the Black Country
Liverpool brushes off Brum 'sour grapes'
Economic Development
The man who led Birmingham's failed bid to be the Capital of Culture in 2008 has sparked a war of words with the successful city, Liverpool
Casino hope for Midlands
Economic Development
Major new casinos could come to the West Midlands despite the failure of plans for a super-casino at the NEC.
Drug gangs using schoolchildren in deals
Economic Development
Criminal gangs are infiltrating Birmingham schools and using children as drugs mules, it has been claimed.
Brum slammed for neglecting buses
Economic Development
Birmingham's attitude towards bus services has been criticised as "nonsense" by a Midland peer in the House of Lords.
Road pricing campaigners aim for Parliament
Economic Development
Opponents of road pricing are to stand for election in a bid to take their campaign to the House of Commons.
Cosford a victim of politics, says MP
Economic Development
A Shropshire MP has asked Britain's financial watchdog to investigate the decision to reject a bid to build a new Armed Forces academy in the West Midlands.