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Jonathan Walker

The Birmingham Post's Political Editor based at Westminster.

Mahmood: "Iraq Inquiry would cost lives"
Economic Development
A Birmingham MP suggested that the call for an inquiry into the Iraq war was encouraging attacks on civilians.
Iraq war inquiry battle lost
Economic Development
The Government last night saw off an attempt to force an inquiry into the Iraq war.
Yardley MP fails to beat Blair in court
Economic Development
John Hemming was unsuccessful in his bid for a legal ruling to force ministers to answer MPs' questions.
Labour MPs battle it out for city seats
Economic Development
Steve McCabe and Lynne Jones have both applied to be the Selly Oak candidate at the next General Election.
Blair: Let's act before it's too late
Economic Development
Tony Blair has appealed to world leaders to unite to tackle the threat of climate change.
Political writing competition for pupils
Economic Development
Tomorrow's top journalists have been invited to enter the official parliamentary writing competition supported by The Birmingham Post.
Brum a gun crime hotspot
Economic Development
Birmingham has some of the worst gun crime hotspots in the country, according to a new survey.
Midland MPs claim /authors/jonathan-walker/7m expenses
Economic Development
聽West Midlands MPs have claimed almost /authors/jonathan-walker/7million in expenses, on top of salaries of /authors/jonathan-walker/59,686 each.
Government pushes for elected mayor in Brum
Economic Development
Birmingham has been urged to reconsider appointing a directly-elected mayor.
/authors/jonathan-walker/10m Rover aid returned
Economic Development
Up to /authors/jonathan-walker/10 million granted to the Rover Task Force following the car manufacturer's collapse has been returned to the Treasury.
Keep criminals out of jail - police chief
Economic Development
The Chief Constable of West Midlands Police has said that many criminals might need treatment for mental illnesses rather than locking up.
Hospitals must 'come clean' over research
Economic Development
A Midland hospital should come clean with patients who may have been the subject of c ontroversial medical research when they were babies, said a Birmingham MP.
Road charging plan is rejected
Economic Development
The West Midlands bid to win 拢2 billion for public transport improvements by piloting a controversial road pricing scheme has been rejected by Ministers.
Criminals freed to rape and murder
Economic Development
Ministers were accused of failing to protect the public after it emerged six rapes, murders and other very serious crimes were committed by offenders let loose in the community in the West Midlands.
Whitby rejects claims over investment delay
Economic Development
A lack of clear leadership is holding back a West Midlands bid for billions of pounds of investment in public transport linked to road pricing, Ministers have claimed.
/authors/jonathan-walker/124m cost of poor NHS management
Economic Development
Poor management is costing West Midlands hospitals more than /authors/jonathan-walker/124 million, it has been claimed.
Frustrated Short to go it alone
Economic Development
Outspoken Birmingham politician Clare Short has resigned as a Labour MP, claiming she is sick of being gagged.
Blair backs elected mayor for Birmingham
Economic Development
Tony Blair has called for more cities to adopt directly elected mayors..
Veil can be problem, says Blair
Economic Development
The veil is a "mark of separation" which makes non-Muslims feel uncomfortable, Tony Blair said yesterday.
Target the extremists' hotspots, says Kelly
Economic Development
Midland police and councils with large Muslim communities were urged to identify "hotspots" where extremists could be operating, when officials met Cabinet Minister Ruth Kelly yesterday.
Labour U-turn over city regions
Economic Development
The Government was last night on the brink of a major U-turn on its flagship city regions project after the Minister in charge admitted there was no local support for the plans.
MPs scrap spoof video
Economic Development
The West Midland MPs who created a video mocking David Cameron have removed the film and apologised.
Cameron spoof blasted by Tories
Economic Development
A Labour MP who made a spoof video mimicking Conservative leader David Cameron and inviting the viewer to sleep with his wife has been condemned by Tory MPs.
In-debt hospitals forced to pay 拢1m for Government consultants
Economic Development
Debt-ridden Midland hospitals have been forced to pay almost 拢1 million for consultants sent by the government to help them with their finances.