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Tom's phone hack battle vindicated Jul 06 2011

IT’S been a good week for West Midlands MPs, although not necessarily a very pleasant one.Read

Caroline and Eric old pals Jun 29 2011

LOCAL Government Secretary Eric Pickles has been denying reports that he’s fallen out with Meriden MP Caroline Spelman, the Environment Secretary.Read

Pickles dumps mayor proposal Jun 22 2011

LOCAL Government Secretary Eric Pickles has finally dumped his daft proposal to appoint Birmingham’s council leader Mike Whitby as the city’s acting mayor without an election.Read

Overseas aid rocking boat Jun 08 2011

BIRMINGHAM MP Andrew Mitchell (Con, Sutton Coldfield) has upset some colleagues by suggesting we should be proud that Britain is an “aid superpower”.Read

Jon Walker

Making a point about MP Liam Jun 01 2011

AN UNFLATTERING portrait of Birmingham MP Liam Byrne (Lab Hodge Hill) has appeared in the pages of Total Politics, a magazine dedicated to the minutiae of life at Westminster.Read

Jon Walker

Lucky escape for reporters May 25 2011

Not everybody approves of MP John Hemming’s decision to name footballer Ryan Giggs in the House of Commons.Read

Jon Walker

Jonathan Walker Column May 18 2011

THOUSANDS of civil servants have a clause in their contracts allowing them to claim first class rail travel at taxpayers’ expense, a Birmingham MP has discovered.Read

Jon Walker

Sticking a knife into colleagues May 11 2011

WHO needs enemies when you’ve got friends like Coun Harry Phibbs?Read

Jon Walker

Hemming drive to end secrecy May 04 2011

BIRMINGHAM MP John Hemming has been in the headlines for his stand over so-called super-injunctions.Read

Jon Walker

City MPs miss rail debate Apr 06 2011

A LIVELY debate took place in the Commons as MPs discussed the pros and cons of a new high-speed rail line.Read

Equality in the House - still a long way off, Gisela Mar 16 2011

INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day has been and gone but there’s still a lot of progress to be made to achieve equality in the House of Commons.Read

Jon Walker

Has Ken done city injustice? Jan 11 2011

BEFORE he became a high-flying politician, Justice Secretary Ken Clarke was a barrister on the Midland Circuit, based in Birmingham.Read

Jon Walker

Time to think of the victims Dec 21 2010

AS WE’VE reported previously, Birmingham MP Liam Byrne (Lab Hodge Hill) has been given the task of getting Labour leader Ed Miliband into Downing Street.Read

Jon Walker

MP stands up for protester Dec 15 2010

Protesters who attacked a car carrying Prince Charles and Camilla in London have been widely condemned, and quite right, too.Read

Jon Walker

MP sparks website row Dec 07 2010

LIBERAL Democrat MP John Hemming has been debating his stance on university funding with angry students on his website.Read

Jon Walker

Gisela is 2010's top survivor Nov 24 2010

CONGRATULATIONS to MP Gisela Stuart (Lab Edgbaston), who was a winner in the annual Spectator Awards – the Oscars of the political world.Read

Jon Walker

Clegg admits fees clanger Nov 16 2010

LIBERAL Democrats have admitted they regret signing a pledge to vote against any increase in top-up fees.Read

Jon Walker

A-listers? Not even on a list Nov 09 2010

THERE’S a whole layer of government we rarely see beneath the ministers who make the decisions.Read

Jon Walker

Fresh faces in Commons Nov 03 2010

The House of Commons was packed last Friday – with teenagers.Read

Political diary Nov 03 2010

THE House of Commons was packed last Friday – with teenagers.Read

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