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House your father? All right! Oct 15 2008

MP ANDREW Mitchell (Con, Sutton Coldfield) served in Cyprus with the First Royal Tank Regiment, but one of the most frightening experiences of his life came after he quit the army and joined investment bank Lazard.Read

All credit to Norman Oct 15 2008

THE credit crunch hasn’t stopped every bank trying to thrust money into our hands.Read

Lots and lots of pennies for your thoughts Jul 23 2008

TOM Watson has got £20,000 to give away – and you don’t even need to vote for him.Read

So whatever next for Gisela? Jul 23 2008

Congratulations to Gisela Stuart (Lab Edgbaston), who picked up an honorary degree from Aston University.Read

David's hidden a-gender? Jul 16 2008

GOOD news for Tory women, as rumours abound that David Cameron is set to introduce some fresh female faces to his Shadow Cabinet.Read

Beijing date is strictly business Jul 09 2008

IT’S a difficult job but somebody’s got to do it.Lord Jones of Birmingham is being packed off to Beijing - to enjoy five days at the Olympic Games.Read

City's MPs make a stand Jul 02 2008

A SMALL victory for Birmingham's Gisela Stuart, who called for Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe to be stripped of his knighthood in April.Read

Liam's onto a winner at debate Jul 02 2008

NEVER one to shirk a challenge, Hodge Hill MP Liam Byrne will be heading up a debate later this month on how Labour can win the next election.Read

Lynda's victory on lap-dancing Jun 25 2008

A SMALL victory for Stourbridge MP Lynda Waltho (Lab), who is campaigning for new laws allowing councils to restrict lap-dancing clubs.Read

Watson proves a prize asset Jun 25 2008

TOMMY "gun" Watson, the former Defence Minister and MP for West Bromwich East, has quite a fan club in Whitehall.Read

High cost of trail-blazing Jun 18 2008

CELEBRATIONS in Manchester last week, after Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly announced the city would get a £1.5 billion reward for agreeing to pilot road pricing.Read

The end of a beautiful friendship? Jun 18 2008

IS THE Resignation of David Davis bad news for Birmingham's sole Conservative MP, Andrew Mitchell?Read

All eyes on Irish in vote on Euro treaty Jun 11 2008

OUR European masters are waiting anxiously to learn whether the Irish throw out the Lisbon Treaty, which will create a powerful European President and foreign minister, and allow the EU to impose collective decisions about energy policy and international aid on member states.Read

Jobs for the boys Jun 11 2008

A REAL blast from the past this week as newspapers slam West Midlands MEP Michael Cashman for paying his "gay lover" to work for him in the European Parliament.Read

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

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