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Jonathan Walker

The Birmingham Post's Political Editor based at Westminster.

Plans to outsource Birmingham jobs to India were made without telling councillors
Economic Development
Council officials negotiated controversial plans to outsource jobs to India without telling elected councillors, Birmingham鈥檚 deputy leader has revealed.
Birmingham plans to outsource jobs to India were negotiated without elected councillors
Economic Development
Council officials negotiated controversial plans to out source jobs to India without telling elected councillors, Birmingham鈥檚 deputy leader has revealed.
Lib Dems ready to back down over 50p tax rate
Economic Development
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg signalled he was ready to back down over scrapping the 50p tax rate for the most wealthy, as the Lib Dem conference got underway in Birmingham.
Jonathan Walker: Long debate over mayor is 'a curse', says Pickles
Economic Development
I鈥檓 told that relations between the Government and the leadership of Birmingham City Council have hit a new low.
John Hemming sets out for vision for job creation ahead of Lib Dem conference
Economic Development
As the Liberal Democrats prepare for their annual conference, Birmingham Lib Dem MP John Hemming tells Political Editor Jonathan Walker of his job creation vision
Time to fine bad drivers, say politicians
Economic Development
Politicians charged with slashing inner-city congestion have called for council officials to be granted powers to fine drivers who flout the rules of the road.
Birmingham Labour MPs face internal battle for survival after boundary changes
Economic Development
Birmingham鈥檚 Labour MPs have been placed on a collision course under hugely controversial proposals which would tear up the political map of the West Midlands.
Birmingham to lose an MP in constituency boundary changes
Economic Development
MPs in Birmingham face the prospect of a bitter battle for survival after it was announced that the city is to lose a constituency.
Birmingham to lose an MP in constituency boundary changes
Economic Development
MPs in Birmingham face the prospect of a bitter battle for survival after it was announced that the city is to lose a constituency.
Jonathan Walker: Debate hots up over new city decision makers
Economic Development
Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has been honoured by a visit of some of Birmingham鈥檚 finest, after they requested a meeting to talk about the Government鈥檚 plan for a mayor.
Justice system facing meltdown, warn lawyers
Economic Development
The criminal justice system faces 鈥渃omplete meltdown鈥 as cases are delayed because of funding cuts, lawyers have warned.
Education Secretary hails 'beacon' free school in Handsworth
Economic Development
Birmingham鈥檚 new Sikh-led free school will be 鈥渁 beacon鈥 to others in the city, Education Secretary Michael Gove tells Political Editor Jonathan Walker
Backlogs leave legal system 'in meltdown'
Economic Development
The criminal justice system faces 鈥渃omplete meltdown鈥 as cases are delayed because of funding cuts, lawyers have warned.
Residents left to fend for themselves in part of Birmingham during riots
Economic Development
Police defended Birmingham city centre and the Jewellery Quarter but appeared to leave residents in Handsworth and Winson Green to fend for themselves during last month鈥檚 violence, an inquiry has been told.
Birmingham MP calls for 海角视频 to back Palestine bid to join United Nations
Economic Development
Britain should recognise Palestine as an independent state and push for its admission as a full member of the United Nations, a Birmingham MP has told the Commons.
Birmingham riots: Police left Handsworth and Winson Green unguarded, inquiry told
Economic Development
Police defended Birmingham city centre and the Jewellery Quarter but appeared to leave residents in Handsworth and Winson Green to fend for themselves during last month鈥檚 riots, an inquiry has been told.
West Midlands Tory MPs back Nadine Dorries' abortion law proposal
Economic Development
Controversial plans to force the NHS to offer 鈥渋ndependent鈥 counselling to women seeking an abortion were backed by 11 West Midlands MPs.
Black Country MP accuses Government of being "soft" on terrorism
Economic Development
The public could be put at risk during next year鈥檚 Olympic Games and the Queen鈥檚 Diamond Jubilee because the Government has gone soft on terrorism, an MP has claimed.
No special treatment for Sandwell over schools building funds, says Gove
Economic Development
Education Secretary Michael Gove has warned that Sandwell will get no special treatment if it bids for school rebuilding funding, despite the heartbreak of having already missed out on 拢125million of government cash.
Sandwell will get no special treatment when bidding for school building funding, says Gove
Economic Development
Education Secretary Michael Gove has warned that Sandwell will get no special treatment if it bids for school rebuilding funding, despite the heartbreak of having already missed out on 拢125million of government cash.
Labour targets Lib Dems in Birmingham and Solihull over NHS reforms
Economic Development
The battle over controversial NHS reforms is being stepped up in Birmingham on the eve of a crunch debate in the House of Commons.
Labour targets Lib Dems in Birmingham and Solihull in battle for NHS reforms
Economic Development
The battle over controversial NHS reforms is being stepped up in Birmingham on the eve of a crunch debate in the House of Commons.
Jonathan Walker: A bit of power and the Lib Dems become hard work
Economic Development
They may be in government but the Liberal Democrats haven鈥檛 changed all that much, as the agenda for this month鈥檚 party conference illustrates.
Bishop of Birmingham calls for early poll on elected mayors
Economic Development
The Bishop of Birmingham has welcomed a forthcoming referendum on whether the city should have a powerful elected mayor, and predicted a mayor could 鈥渟peak up for Birmingham鈥.