LIAM Byrne (Hodge Hill), the Birmingham MP and minister for the West Midlands, was in for a surprise when he took part in a debate at Coventry University.Read
CONGRATULATIONS to Michael Cashman, the West Midlands MEP (Lab) and former EastEnders actor, who was chosen as MEP of the Year by his colleagues in the European Parliament.Read
TALK about broken promises. Home Secretaries and other cabinet ministers have repeatedly promised to get rid of Brian Haw, the Redditch carpenter who has become a full-time protester living outside the Commons.Read
EVERY politician is "green" nowadays. If there's one thing they all agree on, it's saving energy, reducing pollution and fighting the threat of global warming.Read
AFTER the floods that devastated much of the country, Environment Minister Lord Rooker, former MP for Birmingham Perry Barr, insisted there was no way the government could have expected so much rain to fall.Read
WESTMINSTER was buzzing with excitement last Wednesday, as Tony Blair said his goodbyes and Gordon Brown stepped in to replace him as Prime Minister.Read
