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Jonathan Walker

The Birmingham Post's Political Editor based at Westminster.

Staffordshire ambulance saga rumbles on in Commons
Economic Development
Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt has been urged to intervene and clarify the future of Staffordshire Ambulance Service.
Leave us alone plead city leaders
Economic Development
Council leaders have demanded Whitehall get off their backs as they published a detailed report calling for radical changes in local government.
We need to build more rural houses, says MP
Economic Development
A rural MP urged Ministers to allow more house building in Midland villages after an inquiry found property prices were beyond the reach of local residents.
Tiny telly chef grilled after Polish outburst
Economic Development
A Midland MP has clashed with television chef Antony Worrall Thompson after the celebrity lashed out against Poles working in Britain.
Reform is coming, but it's going to cost you
Economic Development
Plans to increase the state pension age will be unveiled in a White Paper next week, Work and Pensions Secretary John Hutton has indicated.
Transport cash boost demanded
Economic Development
Transport chiefs demanded more freedom from Government control yesterday, as they warned a House of Commons hearing they were unable to deliver the services the West Midlands needs.
Midland ambulance trust merger attacked
Economic Development
The Government has been accused of misleading MPs and the public after claiming it had given Staffordshire a reprieve from merging into a giant Midland ambulance trust.
Blair wants industrial strategy for the region
Economic Development
Tony Blair has ordered Ministers to draw up a new industrial strategy for manufacturing in the West Midlands following a series of factory closures.
Labour MP wants to scrap city's grammar schools
Economic Development
Opponents of grammar schools are to use the return of the Government's controversial Education Bill next week to attempt to abolish the 11-plus.
Reform Bill could spark the 'abolition of Parliament', says MP
Economic Development
The Government was accused of planning the "abolition of Parliament" with legislation giving Ministers sweeping powers to change the law.
Region has less cash than rest
Economic Development
The West Midlands is still suffering from an uneven funding system which has left it with less support for essential services than other parts of the country.
PM at odds with EU head over human rights
Economic Development
Tony Blair was at odds with a former Birmingham MP over plans to downgrade human rights laws yesterday.
MPs goad Reid over police mergers
Economic Development
New Home Secretary John Reid has come under fire for planning a giant merged police force in the West Midlands - while his local force is being broken up to create smaller bodies in touch with local communities.
Congestion charging is a priority for Blair
Economic Development
Tony Blair has made introducing congestion charging in a major urban area such as the West Midlands a priority for the remainder of his time in office.
Big John's duo want to buy sauce factory from Heinz
Economic Development
A pair of award-winning Birmingham entrepreneurs yesterday revealed how they hope to buy Birmingham's HP Sauce factory.
Towers - Government helped to kill Rover
Economic Development
The Government helped kill Rover by giving suppliers and dealers the impression it was close to collapse, the firm's chairman has claimed.
Police merger attacked on TV
Economic Development
A Midland chief constable has taken the unusual step of publicly attacking the Government by condemning plans for a West Midlands super-force on national television.
MPs debate 'should he stay or should he go'
Economic Development
Tony Blair conceded he would not serve a full third term yesterday, as backbenchers warned they were "sick and tired" of speculation about the Labour leadership.
Haw will defy courts over peace protest
Economic Development
Peace protester Brian Haw was defiant last night after a court ruled he must end his long-running vigil outside Parliament.
Parties 'should be funded by taxpayer'
Economic Development
Taxpayers should be asked to help fund political parties on a voluntary basis, according to a Midland MP.
Smith to become enforcer for Blair
Economic Development
A Midland MP has been given the task of rebuilding Tony Blair's shattered Government.
Night of the BNP
Economic Development
The British National Party gained at least聽eight seats across the West Midlands in a disastrous local election for Tony Blair.
MPs condemn toll M-way
Economic Development
Plans for a 50-mile toll motorway linking Birmingham and Manchester have been condemned by MPs.
Man facing Pc death charge escaped deportation
Economic Development
A man accused of killing female police officer Sharon Beshenivsky was set loose from prison after it was decided not to deport him, it emerged last night.