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Jonathan Walker

The Birmingham Post's Political Editor based at Westminster.

Are our poorer white children failing at school?
Opinion
MPs believe that white working class pupils doing worse than they should at school.
David Cameron to urge Dunlop Motorsport to keep production in 海角视频
Manufacturing
Birmingham-based company has announced plans to transfer operations to mainland Europe, at a cost of nearly 250 jobs.
MP slams plan to hand private medical data to drug and insurance firms
Economic Development
MP Roger Godsiff has attacked plans to hand the private medical data of millions of NHS patients to drug companies and insurance firms in a scheme called聽 care.data.
Labour saves Cameron from Immigration Bill defeat
Theresa May
Midland MPs took part in a rebellion against the Government as David Cameron avoided humiliation in the Commons thanks to Labour
We name the Tory MPs trying to ban immigrants with HIV from settling in Britain
Opinion
Return of the nasty party? Below we list the Tory MPs who want laws banning people with HIV from settling in the 海角视频.
Time to say hello to regional mayor and cash control?
Opinion
Big cities should be allowed to put up council tax, keep a share of VAT and elect regional mayors and assemblies in a similar way to London, according to Birmingham City Council.
The battle to keep Dunlop Motorsport in the West Midlands
Economic Development
Birmingham Post launches campaign with Vince Cable, the council, unions and city MPs to keep iconic tyre brand based in the region
拢6m grant to attract more firms to i54 business park near Wolverhampton
Economic Development
Jaguar Land Rover is already on site with its new Engine Manufacturing Centre
Cuts could hit poorer students
Economic Development
The cash is at risk because the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, which is responsible for Higher Education, needs to make savings of 拢1.4 billion.
Payday loan companies save families from turning to loan sharks, says MP
Economic Development
Conservative Nadhim Zahawi defends under-fire payday loan firms such as Wonga
Back-to-work scheme row sees Liam Byrne nudged off Labour's top table
Opinion
Mr Byrne is still seen as part of the Blairite tribe, while his successor Rachel Reeves is seen as an Ed-ite through and through.
Private company involvement can improve morale says West Midlands Police chief
Economic Development
Chf Const Chris Sims told a committee of MPs that pay cuts and criticism from politicians and the media has left the rank and file feeling under siege
Birmingham City Council plan to ban filming of meetings is blocked
Economic Development
Ministers have warned against banning bloggers, journalists or anyone else from recording council meetings.
Rennard must apologise, says MP hoping to become first female Lib Dem deputy leader
Liberal Democrats
Solihull MP Lorely Burt, set to become the first female deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats, has insisted Lord Rennard must apologise before resuming his seat with party colleagues.
Benefits Street should make us rethink welfare
Opinion
Most people seem to agree that Benefits Street makes the residents of James Turner Street look bad, whether due to the machinations of the show's producers or not.
Cost of temporary doctors in West Midlands soars by two-thirds
Economic Development
Data obtained by the Labour Party showed 拢10.9 million was spent on temporary doctors, known as locums, in the West Midlands last year - a rise from 拢6.6 million in 2009-10
Ones to watch 2014: 15 politicians making waves in local government and Westminster
Economic Development
Local Government Correspondent Neil Elkes on the politicians making waves at Birmingham City Council.
Tougher restrictions on postal voting rejected by watchdog
Economic Development
Electoral Commission ruled out changes despite naming Birmingham, Coventry and Walsall as fraud hotspots
Channel 4 show Benefits Street exploits the poor, says Birmingham MP
Economic Development
Ladywood's Shabana Mahmood shocked that TV company would 'present poverty as entertainment'
Northfield MP: Vince Cable 'has washed his hands of MG Rover'
Economic Development
Richard Burden furious as Business Secretary refuses to meet him over using 拢14m fine to compensate former workers
The law is always chasing the next 'legal high'...
Opinion
There must surely be some benefit in at least considering whether drug users would be safer buying controlled, legal substances, rather than driving the industry underground again.
Elections watchdog rules out crackdown on postal voting
Economic Development
The Electoral Commission has named Birmingham, Walsall and Coventry as election fraud hotspots - but rejected calls to restrict postal voting, which has been connected to fraud in the past.
Solihull MP Lorely Burt likely to be next Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader
Economic Development
Midland MP Lorely Burt has emerged as the firm favourite to replace Simon Hughes as the Liberal Democrats' Deputy Leader.
More cuts to welfare budget needed, says Osborne on visit to Birmingham
Economic Development
Chancellor makes statement on the economy during visit to Coleshill headquarters of car parts firm Sertec