BIRMINGHAM’S Tory chief Mike Whitby compared himself to the assassinated Roman general Julius Caesar while shrugging off a challenge to his council leadership.Read
CHANCELLOR Alistair Darling will announce this week whether or not the West Midlands has the go-ahead for urgently-needed transport improvements costing up to £1 billion.Read
BIRMINGHAM City Council leader Mike Whitby attempted to shrug off a backbench Tory revolt which is threatening to destabilise his Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition.Read
But city council leader Mike Whitby urged there should be no “witch hunt” as he feared a public backlash could see social workers quitting their jobs and leave the ailing department suffering even further.Read