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Jonathan Walker

The Birmingham Post's Political Editor based at Westminster.

Jonathan Walker: Employers look on as Tories battle each other
Economic Development
Fresh-faced Aidan Burley provided a fine illustration of how divided the Conservatives are on Europe during the Commons debate on whether to hold a referendum.
Urban village plan for former Selly Oak Hospital site under fire
Economic Development
Ambitious plans for a new 700-home 鈥渦rban village鈥 in Birmingham are to be submitted by the end of the year, according to the NHS Trust behind the scheme 鈥 but the project is already facing opposition from councillors.
Labour facing Edgbaston by-election if Gisela Stuart stands for mayor
Economic Development
Labour could hold an open primary to find a new candidate for Edgbaston as Ed Miliband faces the prospect of a difficult and high-profile by-election.
MEP Nikki Sinclaire to continue fight for a referendum on the EU
Economic Development
David Cameron could face a second Commons vote on an EU referendum 鈥 and campaigners hope to force him to allow a free vote
Wolverhampton MP calls for inquiry into rise of ritalin addiction
Economic Development
An inquiry is needed into the massive rise in young people who are prescribed Ritalin and similar drugs, a Midland MP has warned.
West Midlands Tory MP explains why he defied David Cameron over EU
Economic Development
A West Midlands Conservative MP elected for the first time last year has explained why he had to rebel against the Government in an historic vote on the European Union.
Labour MP rejects party's proposals for Birmingham boundary changes
Economic Development
The battle over plans to re-draw the political map of Birmingham has heated up after the Labour MP for Erdington rejected proposals from his own party.
Jonathan Walker: So, who does care if you're average? Not politicians
Economic Development
Labour likes to talk about the 鈥渟queezed middle鈥 and it could be a winning concept, but only if the party sticks to its guns and doesn鈥檛 return to a narrow focus on the poor.
Pickles demands councils do more for troubled Birmingham families
Economic Development
Councils must offer more help and support to Britain鈥檚 most troubled families 鈥 who Ministers believe were behind the riots in Birmingham, Manchester and London over the summer, Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles said.
Boris Johnson says Birmingham's first mayor will need more powers
Economic Development
Boris Johnson has warned that elected city mayors will fail unless they are given control over policing, education and transport, as the Government prepares to hold referenda on creating mayors in Birmingham and Coventry.
West Midlands activists join the anti-capitalist protest in London
Economic Development
Protests against corporate greed and inequality have spread from Wall Street to Britain.
Jonathan Walker: Soon banana republic-style poll fraud will be voted out
Economic Development
A row over reforms to the electoral system 鈥 designed to prevent the type of abuse that saw Birmingham compared to a banana republic 鈥 may be coming to an end.
High speed rail a "vanity project" MP tells House of Commons
Economic Development
High speed rail is a 鈥渧anity project鈥 which will cost taxpayers billions of pounds for no good reason, Birmingham MP Roger Godsiff (Lab Hall Green) has claimed.
Former Birmingham bishop condemns health reforms
Economic Development
A former Bishop of Birmingham has condemned the Government鈥檚 NHS changes and warned that Ministers have no mandate for them.
MP Godsiff comes out against HS2 plans
Economic Development
Birmingham MP Roger Godsiff has broken ranks with colleagues to come out against plans for a new high speed rail line linking the West Midlands with London and the north.
New school 'guaranteeing' success opens in spite of concerns
Economic Development
A new school which claims to 鈥済uarantee鈥 success for every child is to open in the West Midlands next year 鈥 despite concerns from the local authority.
MP Godsiff comes out against HS2 plans
Economic Development
Birmingham MP Roger Godsiff has broken ranks with colleagues to come out against plans for a new high speed rail line linking the West Midlands with London and the north.
MEP Nikki Sinclaire confronts Cameron over Europe
Economic Development
It was the moment David Cameron came face to face with the West Midlands MEP threatening to cause him one of the biggest headaches of his career.
Ladywood MP given Labour front bench job to lobby against student fees
Economic Development
A key role campaigning against increases to student tuition fees has been handed to Birmingham MP Shabana Mahmood, as Labour leader Ed Miliband shakes up his front bench team.
Birmingham MP urges chancellor to tear up economic policy
Economic Development
Chancellor George Osborne was urged to tear up his economic policy by a Birmingham MP, following the publication of yet more bad news about the state of the economy.
Second Birmingham Sikh school is among four new free schools approved for West Midlands
Economic Development
The first Sikh-ethos secondary school in Birmingham is to open its doors next year after it received the green light from Education Secretary Michael Gove.
Second Birmingham Sikh school is among four new free schools approved for West Midlands
Economic Development
The first Sikh-ethos secondary school in Birmingham is to open its doors next year after it received the green light from Education Secretary Michael Gove.
Second Sikh school approved for Birmingham as Government gives go ahead for more free schools
Economic Development
The first Sikh-ethos secondary school in Birmingham is to open its doors next year after it received the green light from Education Secretary Michael Gove.
Birmingham MP urges chancellor to tear up economic policy
Economic Development
Chancellor George Osborne was urged to tear up his economic policy by a Birmingham MP, following the publication of yet more bad news about the state of the economy.