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Jonathan Walker

The Birmingham Post's Political Editor based at Westminster.

Crowded jails may cost us millions
Economic Development
Overcrowding in Midland prisons could cost taxpayers millions of pounds, official watchdogs have warned.
Housing head faces call to quit from MPs
Economic Development
Birmingham MPs have demanded the resignation of a council cabinet member, as they launched an unprecedented attack on the local authority in the House of Commons.
Rural home crisis forcing out young
Economic Development
A countryside housing crisis is forcing young families out of the towns and villages they grew up in, an MP has warned Ministers.
Ban church schools - MP
Economic Development
All church schools should be abolished and replaced by secular schools, a Midland MP has claimed.
West Midlands Police to front regional force
Economic Development
West Midlands Police is set to lead a massive regional force taking in the shire counties and five million people.
Health trusts head for 拢23m overspend
Economic Development
Health trusts in Birmingham and the Black Country are set to go 拢23 million over budget.
Health trusts head for 拢23m overspend
Economic Development
Health trusts in Birmingham and the Black Country are set to go 拢23 million over budget.
Fox falls as Cameron and Davis go through
Economic Development
Conservative leadership contender David Davis will take his campaign to a Midland university today, after he and David Cameron topped a ballot of Tory MPs.
Blair's faith under scrutiny
Economic Development
Tony Blair's religious beliefs were under scrutiny again yesterday after a Labour backbencher accused him of giving faith groups " disproportionate influence" in Government.
Labour fails to meet pledge on class sizes
Economic Development
Almost 10,000 Birmingham children are still being packed into primary school classes of more than 30, the Government has admitted.
Health services merger designed to save 拢26m
Economic Development
Health services in the West Midlands are to be centralised under one massive regional authority in an attempt to save 拢26 million a year.
Mystery around local rail network
Economic Development
The future of the West Midlands rail network was surrounded in confusion last night after the region's train operator was granted an 18-month stay of execution.
Region tops sex offenders list
Economic Development
Police and probation services are watching 2,158 sex offenders in the West Midlands, the Home Office has revealed.
MPs fight to stop rail axe
Economic Development
Plans to axe rural rail services have been condemned by MPs from across the Midlands.
Laws to prevent voting scandals
Economic Development
Tough new laws to prevent a repeat of Birmingham's postal votes scandal were unveiled yesterday.
Full wards 'aid MRSA spread'
Economic Development
Overcrowding in Birmingham hospitals has been blamed for the spread of the MRSA superbug, after the Department of Health admitted wards were full.
Clarke team kick off 'stop Cameron' campaign
Economic Development
Supporters of Conservative leadership contender Ken Clarke have launched a "stop Cameron" campaign.
Howard in last stand unity plea
Economic Development
Michael Howard bade an emotional farewell to the Conservative faithful as he urged them to unite around a new leader, in his final speech to the party conference.
Cameron makes case for youthful leader
Economic Development
Youthful David Cameron promised to "switch on a whole new generation to the Conservative Party" as he made a confident pitch for the party leadership yesterday.
Clarke 'fed up' with losing elections
Economic Development
Ken Clarke promised to end the Conservative Party's losing streak and win the next election if he became party leader.
Time to stop talking and start station plan
Economic Development
Birmingham's civic leaders must stop wasting time and get the rebuild of New Street station underway, the Director General of the CBI has warned.
Brown is not a soft touch, says Rifkind
Economic Development
The campaign to take over the Conservative Party kicked off yesterday when Sir Malcolm Rifkind made the first speech by a leadership candidate at the party's annual conference.
Schools given year to ditch junk food
Economic Development
Junk food is to be banned from vending machines in English schools, Education Secretary Ruth Kelly has revealed.
Civic shake-up on the way, PM tells delegates
Economic Development
Birmingham's civic leadership is to be revolutionised when the Government publishes "a new and ambitious blueprint" for local government - which will include the option of elected mayors.