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Gisela backs MP pay cut in Euro battle Jun 04 2008

YOU have to hand it to Birmingham MP Gisela Stuart.Read

Weight loss sympathy Jun 04 2008

BLACK Country MP Tom Watson (Lab West Bromwich East) rises to the defence of Fern Britton, the television presenter who shed the pounds with help from a gastric band.Read

Lord Roy gives Gordon a cryptic clue May 21 2008

IF THERE'S anyone who knows what Gordon Brown is going through, it's got to be former Birmingham MP Roy Hattersley.Read

Paranoia... or a plot? May 21 2008

GORDON Brown's team are getting increasingly nervous.Read

Feuding with the big man May 14 2008

TEMPERS are becoming frayed in the Labour Party.Read

Missing cases in family campaign May 14 2008

GOOD news for campaigning MP John Hemming. Tesco has agreed to sell his single through its online store.Read

Challenge for Steve May 07 2008

BIRMINGHAM MP Steve McCabe has a challenge on his hands as he manages Labour's campaign in the Crewe by-election.Read

Right decision in road charges row May 07 2008

WEST Midlands councils came in for some stick when they turned down the opportunity to pilot a road pricing scheme in the region.Read

A burden for Blair Apr 30 2008

THERE may be a feeling of déjà vu for Richard Burden MP when he quizzes Tony Blair next week.Read

No relief for Lord Jones back in Brum Apr 30 2008

DIGBY Jones escaped the plotting and backstabbing of Westminster to take part in a debate on immigration in Birmingham last week.Read

Concentrating on the enemy Apr 23 2008

ALONG with Ed Balls and Tom Watson, the Labour MP for West Bromwich East, Mr Brown's best political friends include Ian Austin, the MP for Dudley North.Read

Enoch speech gained in translation Apr 23 2008

THE anniversary of Enoch Powell's "rivers of blood" speech has been and gone, prompting discussion of the issues he raised.Read

Easier targets Apr 02 2008

EVEN the mightiest warrior can mellow as the years go by. So it is with John Spellar (Lab Warley), one of the most battle-scarred figures on the Labour benches.Read

Home truths from Liam Apr 02 2008

A REPORT by the House of Lords warns that immigration does not bring economic benefits to existing residents, and can help create a housing shortage.Read

Roger raps T5 blunders Apr 02 2008

RECENT events have made MPs less forgiving than ever towards corporate executives who reap huge rewards for failure.Read

Tom fixed it for Bevin Boy Jim Apr 02 2008

NOT many people can say they fixed it for Jimmy Savile. But Black Country MP Tom Watson made the television celebrity's dream come true.Read

The price of independence Mar 26 2008

BEING independent has its advantages and its pitfalls.Read

You may speak - whoever you are Mar 26 2008

THE Speaker of the House of Commons is supposed to know the name of every MP and recognise them instantaneously.Read

Could have been a dragon Mar 19 2008

YARDLEY MP John Hemming narrowly avoided becoming a television celebrity, he reveals.Read

Togetherness set to pay dividends Mar 19 2008

THE Birmingham Mail's campaign for a referendum on a directly-elected mayor has re-awakened interest in the issue at Westminster.Read

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