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Jonathan Walker

The Birmingham Post's Political Editor based at Westminster.

Jonathan Walker: Brown and Labour suffer most in MPs' expenses row
Economic Development
The steady drip of revelations about MPs expenses is nearing its end, at least for a while.
Jacqui Smith: I still back Brown, but this election will be tough
Economic Development
Jacqui Smith has insisted she still backs Gordon Brown despite quitting the cabinet, as she admitted Labour could face a trashing in this week's local and European elections.
Jacqui Smith quits but vows to defend Redditch seat
Economic Development
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is to quit the cabinet and devote herself to fighting to keep her West Midlands seat.
Sutton Coldfield MP Andrew Mitchell defends claiming for children's travel
Economic Development
Birmingham MP Andrew Mitchell has defended his expenses claims after it emerged he claimed for the cost of his children鈥檚 travel between London and a Nottinghamshire town close to a constituency he used to represent.
Wolverhampton MP blasts EU ruling on soldiers
Economic Development
A court ruling that soldiers must be protected by European human rights laws in combat is the equivalent of sending them into battle with no guns, a Midlands MP has claimed.
Jacqui Smith to resign from cabinet
Economic Development
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has told Gordon Brown she wants out of the Cabinet.
MP Roger Godsiff vows to repay any 'unjustified claims'
Economic Development
MP Roger Godsiff has pledged to re-pay any expense claims which cannot be justified, after it emerged that he claimed for work on his Birmingham home as office costs.
Birmingham gangs carry guns before knives, Commons inquiry warns
Economic Development
Gangs in Birmingham are more likely to carry guns than knives, a Commons inquiry has warned.
Jacqui Smith's cabinet position under threat from reshuffle
Economic Development
The West Midlands could lose its most senior Cabinet Minister when Gordon Brown attempts to rebuild his Government with a reshuffle.
MP Roger Godsiff insists his expenses claims are legitimate
Economic Development
MP Roger Godsiff has pledged to re-pay any expense claims which cannot be justified, after it emerged he claimed for work on his Birmingham home as office costs.
Poorest wards' pupils 'excluded' from higher education
Economic Development
Youngsters in the richest parts of the West Midlands are 25 times as likely to go to university as those in the poorest wards, official figures have revealed.
Stone MP Bill Cash claimed expenses to rent flat from daughter
Economic Development
Staffordshire MP Bill Cash has insisted he will not resign, as he became the latest West Midlands MP to be caught up in the expenses scandal.
Julie Kirkbride to stand down as MP
Economic Development
Bromsgrove MP Julie Kirkbride has announced she will be standing down at the next General Election.
Julie Kirkbride fights for her political future in Bromsgrove
Economic Development
Tory MP Julie Kirkbride was fighting for her political future as it emerged local Conservative activists would decide whether she should step down when she faces them at a meeting in Bromsgrove.
Sleaze fury may boost smaller parties in Euro elections
Economic Development
The expenses scandal could cost the main political parties in the European Elections.
Jonathan Walker: Commons' expenses system really was to blame
Economic Development
Jacqui Smith, we owe you an apology - we may have given the impression that the Home Secretary and MP for Redditch was a money-grabbing rogue out to grab as much as she can from the taxpayer.
Clare Short happy to be leaving politics
Economic Development
Birmingham MP Clare Short has admitted she is 鈥済lad to be getting out鈥 of politics following public anger over MPs鈥 expenses.
Julie Kirkbride paid her sister for constituency work
Economic Development
Under-fire Tory MP Julie Kirkbride is facing fresh questions over her use of taxpayers鈥 money after it emerged she employs her sister even though she lives more than 100 miles from her constituency.
Birmingham MPs open up their books
Economic Development
Political Editor Jonathan Walker looks at how West Midlands MPs have responded to the expenses scandal
Persian rugs and satnav among Midland MPs' expenses claims
Economic Development
A Birmingham MP claimed 拢1,300 for聽Persian rugs, a survey of House of Commons expenses has revealed.
Jonathan Walker: All credit for MPs' expenses exposure
Economic Development
It鈥檚 obviously been a remarkable week in Westminster, and a remarkable week for those of us who cover politics.
MP vows to continue campaign for inquiry on failing hospital
Economic Development
Stafford鈥檚 MP pledged to continue campaigning for an independent inquiry into failings at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, after the Government again ruled out a new investigation.
White working-class children need more help says Northfield MP
Economic Development
White working-class children are the worst performers in Birmingham鈥檚 schools and need more support, an MP has warned.
Speaker's resignation won't end Parliament ills - Birmingham MP McCabe
Economic Development
The resignation of the Commons Speaker will do nothing to end the crisis gripping Parliament, a Birmingham MP has warned.