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Simon hits out at ‘lie-in’ jibe

BIRMINGHAM MP Sion Simon has hit back after Tories accused him of having a lie-in instead of doing his job.Read

The homes cash goes in two by two

ATTENTION inevitably focused on Jacqui Smith, the home secretary, when details of MPs’ expenses were published this week.Read

MPs' homes cash row at the double

ATTENTION inevitably focused on Jacqui Smith, the home secretary, when details of MPs’ expenses were published this week.Read

Ministers are getting the message

VEHICLE manufacturers are using some very modern methods to lobby Government Ministers.Read

Ministers getting the message about saving car industry jobs

VEHICLE manufacturers are using some very modern methods to lobby Government Ministers.Read

Reforms inevitable for MP's expenses after latest controversy

WITH two ministers caught up in a row over expenses for second homes, reforms look inevitable.Read

Pat’s two-hour marathon of talk

WINNING a debate in the House of Commons isn’t always about what you say. The complicated rules mean that you sometimes achieve victory simply by talking for long enough.Read

Smith looks foolish after another U-turn

A RAPID about-face for Jacqui Smith, the Redditch MP and Home Secretary, who is now denying the Government ever planned to publish a list of violent men for women to consult.Read

Hemming keeps allies in the family

JOHN Hemming has roped in some surprising allies to support his campaign to change the way courts deal with families.Read

Pearson takes flak over LDV

DUDLEY MP Ian Pearson finds himself in the unenviable position of telling LDV it can’t have the government aid it’s asking for.Read

No bad taste from curry house plot

KEEPING order in the Labour Party is a difficult job at the best of times, but particularly when MPs are in open revolt against their leader.Read

Mayor’s parlour is empty!

Poor old Mike Whitby. The leader of Birmingham City Council isn’t receiving the respect he deserves, according to his Conservative colleagues.Read

This man is not for moving

FOR eight years, Redditch carpenter Brian Haw has lived on a roundabout opposite the House of Commons, holding a 24-hour protest against war and injustice.Read

Dead have their say in ‘banana republic’

BRITAIN may be the oldest democracy in the world but it has been the victim of election fraud worthy of a ‘banana republic’ – the phrase a judge used about Birmingham.Read

'Daft' decision without a leg to stand on!

YARDLEY MP John Hemming received a bizarre plea for aid from a constituent, who was having problems with his disability payments.Read

Gisela in tune with her party

LABOUR MP Gisela Stuart will celebrate Christmas Eve by singing the traditional Socialist anthem, The Red Flag.Read

High-powered students turn green

STUDENTS at a Midland university have created a high-powered racing car made from plants.Read

No party loyalty over Green affair

Birmingham MP Andrew Mitchell (Con Sutton Coldfield) is old mates with Damian Green, the Conservative MP arrested by police for his role in the leaking of information from the Home Office.Read

Lapdancers fail to impress Gisela

THE lapdancing industry is trying to improve its image after MPs launched a campaign for tougher restrictions on new clubs.Read

Lapdancers fail to impress Gisela

THE lapdancing industry is trying to improve its image after MPs launched a campaign for tougher restrictions on new clubs.Read