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Jonathan Walker

The Birmingham Post's Political Editor based at Westminster.

BA and Virgin say Birmingham Airport will never be international hub
Economic Development
Two of Britain鈥檚 leading airlines have launched an astonishing attack on Birmingham Airport, saying it will never be a national hub.
Andrew Mitchell 'gave Nadine Dorries green light for I'm A Celebrity'
Economic Development
Midland MP Andrew Mitchell has been dragged into the row over Nadine Dorries appearing I鈥檓 a Celebrity ...
Region left behind as transport cash heads to London
Economic Development
The Treasury still spends more than twice as much on transport in London as in the West Midlands - and the gap is getting worse, official figures have revealed.
Vince Cable to intervene over fears of HS2 threat to Jaguar Land Rover
Economic Development
Business Secretary Vince Cable is to intervene in a row over claims Midland manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover is threatened by plans to turn its rail terminal into a construction depot for the planned high speed rail line.
Jonathan Walker: 21st century rumour mill destroys lives
Economic Development
The past two weeks have been a reminder that some people see the world in a starkly different way to others.
NHS facing crisis after loss of 1,600 nursing jobs, claims RCN
Economic Development
The Royal College of Nursing has warned that the NHS is 鈥渟leepwalking into a crisis鈥 after hundreds of nursing jobs were lost in the West Midlands.
Tom Watson vows to push for child abuse inquiry despite critics
Economic Development
Campaigning MP Tom Watson has vowed he will continue his demands for a full inquiry into child abuse despite coming under fire from critics.
Voting reforms to stamp out fraud delayed in coalition row
Economic Development
Long-awaited voting reforms to stamp out the type of fraud that saw Birmingham compared to a banana republic have been delayed yet again 鈥 because of a coalition row.
Jonathan Walker: Constituency could swing it for Tories
Economic Development
Conservatives hope to make the constituency of Birmingham Northfield one of the key battlegrounds at the next general election, it has emerged.
Midland MPs call for urgent reforms of 拢1.2bn apprenticeship programme
Economic Development
Urgent reforms are needed to the Government鈥檚 拢1.2 billion apprenticeship programme to help cut youth unemployment and give employers the skilled workforce they need, Midland MPs have warned.
拢3m cost of NHS redundancies in West Midlands
Economic Development
The NHS spent almost 拢3 million making staff redundant in Birmingham and the Black Country in just a year, Ministers admitted.
JonathanWalker: The EU is leaving Britain
Economic Development
I know I鈥檝e upset Edgbaston MP Gisela Stuart a few times by calling her a euro-sceptic.
Heseltine's vision for Birmingham and regions: Drop Whitehall to unlock growth
Economic Development
Big changes affecting schools and businesses - and several other issues in between - could be in the pipeline if Lord Heseltine gets his way.
Why Henry VIII is still costing landowners an arm and a leg
Economic Development
Families are being threatened with bills for thousands of pounds to repair churches, thanks to laws laid down by Henry VIII in the 16th century.
Jonathan Walker: We leave the EU - or the EU leave us?
Economic Development
I know I鈥檝e upset Edgbaston MP Gisela Stuart a few times by calling her a euro-sceptic.
Lord Heseltine wants cabinet minister for Greater Birmingham
Economic Development
A Cabinet Minister would become regional minister for 鈥淕reater Birmingham鈥 if Lord Heseltine gets his way.
Birmingham International railway station 'should be re-named Birmingham Airport'
Economic Development
Birmingham International railway station should be re-named "Birmingham Airport" - in a bid to boost the airport鈥檚 profile and help it expand, Ministers have been told.
Staffordshire MP calls for end to 'beer tax'
Economic Development
An 鈥渦nfair beer tax鈥 has been criticised by MPs who warned it was costing jobs across the Midlands.
Midland MPs call for EU cuts alongside rebels
Economic Development
David Cameron suffered his first significant Commons defeat after Midland MPs demanded a tougher line on European Union funding.
Lord Heseltine outlines dramatic changes to regional government
Economic Development
Lord Heseltine will launch calls for a dramatic rethink in the way Britain is governed, in Birmingham today.
Coventry and Black Country invited to sign "city deals" with Government
Economic Development
New 鈥楥ity Deals鈥 creating thousands of jobs in Coventry and the Black Country could be signed with the government after ministers invited the regions to draw up ambitious plans for transport, skills and boosting the economy.
Britain's big cities must lead economic growth, says Nick Clegg
Economic Development
Britain has to depend on major cities such as Birmingham to revive the economy, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has insisted.
Birmingham MP calls on city housing chief to resign over ASBO case
Economic Development
A Birmingham MP has demanded the resignation of the city's head of housing after accusing Birmingham City Council of deliberately dumping a 鈥渘eighbour from hell鈥 on an unsuspecting housing association.
Property owners and tenants set for 拢1bn HS2 compensation
Economic Development
More than a billion pounds could be paid out in compensation to homeowners, tenants and businesses affected by the planned high speed rail line between Birmingham and London, Ministers have announced.