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Jonathan Walker

The Birmingham Post's Political Editor based at Westminster.

Labour names Birmingham community groups at risk from Tory Government
Economic Development
Labour has been accused of 鈥渟caremongering鈥 after it launched its local and European election campaign by publishing a list of Birmingham playgroups, scout packs and sports clubs it claimed would face cuts under a Conservative Government.
Smith says Brown speculation means Labour must raise game
Economic Development
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith admitted the Government needed to raise its game, following a wave of speculation about Gordon Brown鈥檚 future.
MP seeking 'openness' on 拢100m Shirley plan
Economic Development
The fate of a 拢100 million development to revive Shirley town centre has been shrouded in secrecy, an MP says.
Brown's 'real help' for 227 West Midlanders to keep home yet to start
Economic Development
A high-profile official scheme to help families keep their homes in the recession has not helped a single family in the West Midlands 鈥 despite 48 pleas for aid.
Erdington MP Si么n Simon apologises for swine flu joke
Economic Development
An MP was forced into an embarrassing public apology after joking about swine flu 鈥 as it was revealed a case had been confirmed in Worcestershire.
Media hysteria is not the way to deal with swine flu issue
Economic Development
I know that swine flu is a serious issue. But there still seems to be an air of hysteria which is not yet justified by the facts.
New Gurkha residency rules are 'morally wrong and offensive' say MPs
Economic Development
Restrictions on former Gurkhas settling in Britain have been condemned as 鈥渕orally wrong and offensive鈥 by Labour rebels, as Gordon Brown suffered a symbolic defeat on the issue.
West Midlands heroes of Holocaust to receive national recognition
Economic Development
Britain is to honour the heroes of the Holocaust who saved lives during the Second World War, including two people from the West Midlands.
Byrne to hold talks with banks and potential LDV buyer
Manufacturing
Senior Government Minister Liam Byrne聽is organising talks between banks and a potential buyer for Birmingham van-maker LDV, in a last-ditch effort to save thousands of jobs after the business applied for administration.
Balls condemns Dudley council for blocking academies
Economic Development
Schools Secretary Ed Balls has condemned Conservative councillors in Dudley for 鈥渂locking鈥 new academies which he claims will raise standards in deprived areas 鈥 he claimed in the House of Commons that Tory-run councils were sabotaging the academies policy.
Warning over Birmingham's capacity to cope with high speed rail line
Economic Development
Birmingham will struggle to cope with a new high speed rail line because existing stations are running out of capacity, the Minister responsible for the nation鈥檚 rail network has warned.
Top-rate tax 'message' for equality says Wolverhampton MP Rob Marris
Economic Development
A Labour MP has predicted the new top rate of tax for the rich may actually cost the Treasury money 鈥 but welcomed it anyway because it 鈥渟ends out a message鈥 about the need for a fairer society.
Meriden MP campaigns for improvement in care for seriously ill
Economic Development
The high-profile illness and death of Jade Goody may lead to an improvement in care for the seriously ill and dying, according to an MP.
Mixed views on gender pay audit at British Chambers convention
Economic Development
Shoppers, investors and potential employees will be encouraged to boycott firms which pay men more than women, as part of the Government鈥檚 controversial new drive to improve workplace equality.
Winson Green prison to be run privately, following damning report
Economic Development
Birmingham Prison, in Winson Green,聽is set to be taken over, after a highly critical report by official inspectors warned that management was poor and prisoners felt unsafe.
Midlands backbench rebellion sinks bid to tidy MPs' expenses mess
Economic Development
Labour MPs have rejected Gordon Brown鈥檚 plans to reform MPs expenses.
West Midlands' new prison site set to be revealed soon
Economic Development
Sites across the West Midlands have been considered as locations for new prisons, the Government has revealed.
Blears to meet MPs to discuss West Midlands city region hopes
Economic Development
Local Government Secretary Hazel Blears is to meet MPs for discussions about how the West Midlands鈥 bid for city region status can be saved.
West Midlands business unhappy at Budget proposals for region
Economic Development
Alistair Darling sparked a furious backlash from business leaders as he rejected plans to create 40,00 new jobs in the West Midlands - while new figures showed the region had the worst unemployment in the country.
Taxpayers left with Budget bill after General Election
Economic Development
A Labour Chancellor once promised to tax the rich by threatening to squeeze them 鈥渦ntil the pips squeak鈥 鈥 but that was back in the bad old days, before Tony Blair drove socialism out of the party.
New tax rate shock for high earners
Economic Development
The Chancellor yesterday threw his party鈥檚 manifesto out of the window as he announced that Labour is to impose a shock tax rise on high earners as the economy heads into record debt.
Scrappage 'still in doubt' as Mandelson and Darling hold talks
Economic Development
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson and Alistair Darling, the Chancellor, were still locked in talks last night over proposals for a long-awaited 鈥渟crappage鈥 scheme to boost the car industry.
MP calls on Government to support struggling local media
Economic Development
Local newspapers need Government aid to help them survive, an MP has told Ministers.
Government fight to keep Minton Archive in Staffordshire
Economic Development
The Government will do all it can to keep a unique and 鈥渋ncomparably rich鈥 archive of ceramic drawings in Britain, MPs have been told.