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Jonathan Walker

The Birmingham Post's Political Editor based at Westminster.

Tom Watson works with Barack Obama mentor to transform party's election fortunes
Economic Development
Black Country MP Tom Watson is working with Barack Obama鈥檚 mentor to transform the way Labour runs its campaigns.
Liam Byrne: Labour should not promise to reverse Tory cuts
Economic Development
Labour shouldn鈥檛 promise to reverse Tory spending cuts, Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Liam Byrne has insisted.
West Coast Main Line 'could be renationalised'
Economic Development
The West Coast Main Line could be renationalised while the Government runs a new competition to decide who should run it, after Ministers admitted a controversial franchise contest was flawed.
Tom Watson works with Barack Obama mentor to transform party's election fortunes
Economic Development
Black Country MP Tom Watson is working with Barack Obama鈥檚 mentor to transform the way Labour runs its campaigns.
Michael Cashman to return to acting after quitting as West Midlands MEP
Economic Development
MEP Michael Cashman has announced he is quitting politics 鈥 and may return to acting.
Ed Miliband set to launch education plans for "forgotten 50 per cent"
Economic Development
Ed Miliband is to reveal radical plans for a second 鈥済old standard鈥 qualification similar to A-levels but focusing on technical skills.
Sutton Coldfield MP will be our poster boy at conference claims Liam Byrne
Economic Development
Conservative MP Andrew Mitchell is to become a star of Labour鈥檚 annual conference, with the opposition party naming him as the 鈥減oster boy鈥 for overprivileged and out-of-touch Tories.
'Expect austerity until 2020s', MP John Hemming warns
Economic Development
Liberal Democrat MP John Hemming talks to Political Editor Jonathan Walker about the economy, his tangled love life and Nick Clegg
'Expect austerity until 2020s', MP John Hemming warns
Economic Development
Liberal Democrat MP John Hemming talks to Political Editor Jonathan Walker about the economy, his tangled love life and Nick Clegg
HS2 is 'good for economy and environment'
Economic Development
High speed rail will be good for the environment and the economy, Transport Minister Norman Baker has insisted.
Nick Clegg tells critics: 'If you don't like me, vote Labour'
Economic Development
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has branded critics 鈥減eople who like protest鈥 and told them to vote Labour, in defiant comments during his party conference in Brighton.
MPs call on Virgin Trains to give up appeal over West Coast Main Line
Economic Development
Virgin Trains has been urged by MPs to give up its appeal over the loss of the West Coast Main Line franchise and to accept that it is lost.
Jonathan Walker: The abolition of the West Midlands
Economic Development
I think we all knew that regional government as an idea was dead and buried, never to return.
MP Lorely Burt to back calls to allow patients to end lives
Economic Development
Midland MP Lorely Burt will be at the heart of one of the most controversial and high-profile debates during the Liberal Democrat conference when she calls for new laws allowing doctors to help patients end their lives.
Ambitious electric vehicle plans only benefit 'a handful of motorists'
Manufacturing
Ambitious government plans to boost the automotive sector and encourage motorists to buy electric vehicles have been a flop, a Commons inquiry has found.
Local Enterprise Partnerships receive 拢24 million to help with administration costs
Economic Development
Local Enterprise Partnerships have been offered more than 拢24 million to help with administration costs following complaints that they were expected to promote economic development without any financial support.
Centro attacks plan to close ticket offices and reduce staff at Midland stations
Economic Development
Transport authority Centro has condemned a planned reduction in staffing levels and ticket office opening hours at West Midland rail stations as 鈥渢errible news for passengers鈥.
Let the public decide who runs West Coast Main Line, say MPs
Economic Development
The public should have a say in the battle between Virgin Trains and rival operators FirstGroup over the right to operate the West Coast Main Line, Labour MPs have said.
Political history holds a warning for Nick Clegg
Economic Development
Nobody seems to be celebrating, but an important political anniversary took place this year 鈥 the centenary of the modern Conservative Party.
David Cameron: Birmingham has a bright future ahead of it
Economic Development
Political Editor Jonathan Walker gets David Cameron鈥檚 views on the regional economy, high speed rail, the cabinet reshuffle and a lot more in this exclusive interview.
Virgin Trains 'will fail with West Coast bid' predicts Transport Secretary
Economic Development
Virgin Trains will fail in its bid to hang on to the West Coast Main Line franchise, the new Transport Secretary has insisted.
Vince Cable urged to appoint a Minister for Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Business Secretary Vince Cable has been urged to appoint a dedicated Minister for Manufacturing, as MPs and business leaders welcomed the Government鈥檚 new industrial strategy.
Jonathan Walker: Salma is better off without Respect
Economic Development
With the resignation of Salma Yaqoob from Respect, it鈥檚 safe to assume the party is finished as a political force in Birmingham.
Birmingham Conservative Party conference set to be grand stage to 'sell' the West Midlands
Economic Development
Next month鈥檚 Conservative Party conference at Birmingham鈥檚 International Convention Centre is to become a forum for city and regional leaders to put the case for backing the West Midlands.