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David Cameron will work with Gordon Brown to deal with financial crisis

David Cameron has pledged to work in partnership with Gordon Brown to support the Government as it deals with the growing financial crisis, as he spoke to The Birmingham Post.Read

Michael Heseltine back at Millennium Point

When Lord Heseltine first stood on the site of Millennium Point it was nothing more than a field, but as the then Deputy Prime Minister he shared the vision of creating a unique museum and gave a cheque for £50 million towards it.Read

Business is the new rock'n'roll

The plummeting fortunes of the world’s businesses have made what Thomas Carlyle called the “Dismal Science” sexy again. Read

Manchester ahead of 'Greater Birmingham' in quest for autonomy

West Midlands councils could miss out in Tory plans to give local authorities more autonomy, according to the head of a controversial think tank.Read

West Midland businesses hold fringe meeting

The Confederation of West Midlands Chambers of Commerce stages a Conservative Conference fringe meeting on Tuesday on the key issues holding back the West Midlands economy.Read

Council tax bills could be cut in Birmingham under Tory Government

Council tax bills in Birmingham could be reduced under a Conservative Government, shadow chancellor George Osborne said.Read

Tories to give grants to charities for the elderly

The Conservatives are to give cash handouts to pensioners’ groups, they revealed at their conference in Birmingham.Read

Tories planning clampdown on loans and credit cards

Britain must end its dependency on debt, Shadow Chancellor George Osborne has warned.Read

Conservatives using the conference to meet the people

Andrew Mitchell, the Shadow Minister for Birmingham, sets out what the Conservative Party hopes to achieve at its annual conference in Birmingham.Read

Birmingham-London rail link pledge under threat from skills shortage

A shortage of apprenticeships could make it difficult for a Conservative Government to fulfil a pledge to build a high speed rail link between Birmingham and London. Read

Iron Angle at the Tory conference - Monday

“I expect you are wondering what this Czech person is doing here?” asked the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic. Read

Welsh House Farm Estate project hailed by Conservatives

A pioneering project in Birmingham which “buddies up” pensioners and teenagers has been praised at the Conservative conference.Read

Tories would freeze Birmingham council tax for two years

Birmingham would enjoy a two-year freeze on council tax under a Conservative Government, George Osborne has revealed. Read

Age Concern fires warning to David Cameron

Conservative leader David Cameron has been told to start delivering policies to lift pensioners from poverty if his party wins the next general election.Read

Alan Duncan outlines Tory support for manufacturing sector

Manufacturing will continue to play a key role in Britain’s economy, Shadow Trade Secretary Alan Duncan has pledged.Read

Tories backing high-speed rail link from Birmingham to Europe

A Conservative government would approve a new high-speed rail line linking Birmingham with Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels, and cutting journey times to London by 35 minutes.Read

Labour has blown its chance, says William Hague

Gordon Brown has had his chance and “blown it,” William Hague insisted, as he called on the Conservative party to “re-double” its efforts to win power.Read

Tories would give Bank of England power to rein in bad banks

A Conservative administration would scrap Gordon Brown’s fiscal rules and establish an independent Office for Budget Responsibility, David Cameron told the party conference. Read

Boris Johnson lightens the mood at the ICC

Economic doom and gloom was at the forefront of the Conservative Conference on Sunday. Mayor of London Boris Johnson did his bit to lift the mood, as Jane Tyler reports.Read

Iron Angle at the Tory conference - Sunday

Public Affairs Editor Paul Dale senses the shadow of history behind the Conservative conference.Read