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Jonathan Walker

The Birmingham Post's Political Editor based at Westminster.

Britain's ten largest cities outside London urge Labour - unite with Government to back HS2
Economic Development
Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield as well as Glasgow and Edinburgh are all supporting HS2, as legislation comes to the Commons
Put us in charge - and let us raise our own taxes, say England's great cities
Economic Development
Birmingham has joined forces with "core cities" including Manchester, Liverpool and Newcastle to draw up a nine-point plan for helping the big cities thrive again
Tories thinking the unthinkable to win a majority
Opinion
MPs are earnestly considering which direction they want to take 鈥 even while David Cameron is in Number 10.
Police offered sex to crooks for confessions, former West Midlands inspector tells MPs
Economic Development
Officers manipulated crime figures by rewarding criminals if they confessed to crimes they hadn't done, including聽 Commons inquiry is told
Councils catch fraud worth 拢15.6 million in West Midlands
Economic Development
Officials stopped 10,900 fraud scams aimed at local authorities in one year
Cash to help "bedroom tax" tenants is running out
Economic Development
Council tenants in Birmingham are 拢12.5 million in arrears and a Government fund to help them is about to run out
Spy agencies lack democratic control, MP Tom Watson warns
Economic Development
Revelations that security services are monitoring internet traffic have led to outrage in the US but little debate in the 海角视频, according to MPs
Low survival rates is an emergency that needs action
Opinion
If you鈥檙e going to have a heart attack, don鈥檛 wait until the weekend.
MP's fury as HS2 creates jobs in London rather than Birmingham
Economic Development
New figures revealing HS2 employs just seven people in Birmingham and 550 in London have been condemned as 鈥渁bsolutely disgraceful鈥 by Perry Barr MP Khalid Mahmood
Battle lines drawn as MPs fight for the countryside
Opinion
MPs representing rural constituencies have demanded a better deal from the Government.
Public bill for political spin doctors rises by 拢1m
Economic Development
Government ministers have admitted that they are employing more spin doctors - or SPADs - than ever.
Labour 'could wait until election' over HS2 decision
Economic Development
Party sources said it may delay making a final decision on the High Speed Two project, known as HS2, until after polling day in May 2015
Backbench MPs flex their muscles with energy firms
Opinion
The horrible truth about being an MP is that it doesn鈥檛 give you a lot of power.
Labour big city leaders warn Miliband he risks open warfare over HS2 U-turn
Economic Development
Labour's big city leaders have warned Ed Miliband he is heading for a long public battle over HS2 with his own party in the Midlands and North, in the run up to the next election
Labour warned: Scrapping HS2 would be disastrous for Midlands and North
Economic Development
Employers and council leaders in the Midlands and North have warned scrapping HS2 would be "disastrous" as the Government challenges Labour to stop "playing politics with our prosperity".
Green light for 拢11m Chester Road scheme
Economic Development
The A452 Chester Road project, which will take a year to complete, will get underway next Spring
Lord Mandelson: Labour only backed high speed rail to "trump" the Tories
Economic Development
Labour backed high speed rail to "trump" the Tories - not because the country needs it, Peter Mandelson has admitted.
Not building HS2 is the easy way out 鈥 but Birmingham needs it
Economic Development
The high speed rail line is essential for the city and region鈥檚 prosperity, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin tells Political Editor Jonathan Walker.
New law on city deals needed
Economic Development
An independent commission should decide how funding for local councils is distributed.
John Major highlights Tory lurch to the right
Opinion
Sir John Major's comments illustrate how David Cameron has abandoned his "liberal Conservative" approach and reverted to traditional Tory values.
鈥楶lebgate鈥 officers refuse to apologise to Andrew Mitchell
Economic Development
Under questioning from MPs, Chief Constable of West Mercia David Shaw admitted that the affair had dented public confidence in the police
City needs HS2 to create jobs - Transport Minister
Economic Development
Patrick McLoughlin defends high-speed plans and says they are crucial to future employment in the city
Former disability claimants left to go destitute, MP claims
Economic Development
Former Employment Support Allowance claimants are left with nothing, says MP John Hemming
Rookie鈥檚 job to prove a commitment to localism
Opinion
What exactly is Labour鈥檚 policy? The last Labour government created Regional Development Agencies, with budgets of hundreds of millions of pounds.