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The Birmingham Post's Political Editor based at Westminster.

Jonathan Walker: An unpalatable message for Labour - from Blair
Economic Development
The Labour Party is back as the party opposing "Tory cuts", highlighting the cruel consequences of the Conservative policies on welfare and representing the disadvantaged and vulnerable.
Margaret Thatcher Funeral: A final farewell to the Iron Lady
Economic Development
Political editor Jonathan Walker reports from London on Baroness Thatcher鈥檚 final journey.
Politicians and business leaders urge BBC to make Birmingham national digital HQ
Economic Development
THE head of the BBC has been urged to make Birmingham its national digital headquarters, as he met political and business leaders.
'No plan' to introduce super peak rail fare to tackle overcrowding
Economic Development
Plans to combat terribly overcrowded trains through Birmingham by drastically raising peak time fares look set to be refused by ministers.
Jonathan Walker: Margaret Thatcher a towering figure in our own imaginations
Economic Development
The economy of the West Midlands was devastated under Margaret Thatcher's Government - and it still hasn't recovered.
BBC chief to hear Birmingham's digital manifesto after funding revolt
Economic Development
New BBC Director General Tony Hall is to meet city leaders as they put forward proposals to make Birmingham the centre of the corporation鈥檚 digital revolution 鈥 clawing back major under-investment in the region.
Staff at Birmingham charity Astonbrook Housing took 拢1.8m from funds
Economic Development
Criminals who siphoned more than 拢1.8 million from a city charity used the money to buy themselves houses, employ family members, and handed themselves up to 拢10,000 鈥減etty cash鈥 a time, an inquiry has found.
MPs cut Easter break short for Margaret Thatcher tribute
Economic Development
MPs and members of the House of Lords will cut short their Easter break to return to Parliament and pay tribute to Margaret Thatcher today.
Birmingham MP Liam Byrne battles Labour left over welfare reforms
Economic Development
One of Labour鈥檚 most senior MPs in the Midlands is at the centre of a major row with activists and union leaders after he refused to vote against the Government鈥檚 鈥渨orkfare鈥 plans in the Commons.
Jonathan Walker: Being poor in the 海角视频 just got worse
Economic Development
The End Child Poverty campaign published a report earlier this year showing 31 per cent of children in Birmingham were living in poverty in 2012.
Calls for Birmingham NHS trust to take control of Redditch hospital
Economic Development
The trust which runs Birmingham鈥檚 Queen Elizabeth Hospital has become embroiled in a bitter row with another Midland health trust over suggestions that it could take over another hospital.
Lack of social care blamed for rise in bed blocking in Birmingham
Economic Development
The number of patients stuck in hospital unnecessarily has shot up by 70 per cent in Birmingham in the past year, official figures have revealed.
Failing managers to be blacklisted after Stafford Hospital scandal
Economic Development
NHS managers in failing hospitals will be put on a blacklist to ensure they can never work in the health service again - to prevent a repeat of the Stafford Hospital scandal.
The local revolution designed to reboot 海角视频 growth
Economic Development
Michael Heseltine and George Osborne are transforming local government, but who will be in charge and how much money will they have to spend?
Jonathan Walker: Whispered talk of a second Birmingham Airport runway
Economic Development
Birmingham Airport officially scrapped plans for a second runway in 2007.
Birmingham's old Queen Elizabeth Hospital reopened in beds crisis
Economic Development
Patients are being sent to an obsolete hospital dating to the 1930s 鈥 because the 拢545 million superhospital built to replace it cannot cope.
The Budget 2013: George Osborne urged to provide loans to new businesses
Economic Development
George Osborne was urged to provide new businesses with loans of up to 拢20,000 to help them create jobs, as he prepared to deliver his Budget today.
Birmingham and Solihull expected to be first in line for Whitehall cash
Economic Development
Ministers have predicted Birmingham will be first in line for a share of billions of pounds in funding for housing, transport and training.
George Osborne backs Heseltine's plan for LEPs to spend Whitehall cash
Economic Development
Chancellor George Osborne is announcing radical plans to try to get Britain鈥檚 economy growing by diverting billions of pounds to local partnerships of councillors and business leaders
Heseltine calls for bigger budgets and more power for 'Greater Birmingham'
Economic Development
Lord Heseltine has urged the Goverment to hand over a share of 拢70 billion to Birmingham and neighbouring towns and counties, as he launched the 鈥淕reater Birmingham Project鈥 alongside business and council leaders.
HS2 to go ahead despite 'unlawful' consulation, say MPs
Economic Development
The planned 225mph HS2 rail line between London, Birmingham and the North should go ahead - despite a court ruling that a Government consultation about the new high speed route was 鈥渦nlawful鈥, MPs have said.
拢250m down the line - but HS2 is 'still on budget'
Economic Development
The Department for Transport has insisted the planned high speed rail line from Birmingham to London and the North of England is on track to be completed on time and within budget, after it emerged 拢250 million has already been spent.
Call for George Osborne's budget to boost the region
Economic Development
George Osborne was urged to throw his weight behind plans to devolve funding from central government to local councils and enterprise partnerships, in the run-up to his Budget statement.
Jonathan Walker: An age old issue that hits us all
Economic Development
Britain is getting older - and society is "woefully underprepared" to deal with the consequences, the House of Lords is warning.