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George Osborne announces cuts in welfare payments

Birmingham Post — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 13:09:00 GMT

A tough new limit is to be imposed on the total amount of welfare payments received by families in the UK, Chancellor George Osborne has told the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham.

David Cameron promises sweeping spending review to curb Government spending

Birmingham Post — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:40:00 GMT

David Cameron ordered his Shadow Cabinet to review every Government programme and look for potential budget cuts, as he pledged to control spending “even in the teeth of hostility and protest.”

Cameron creates a Conservative Party in his own image

Birmingham Post — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:03:00 GMT

Public Affairs Editor Paul Dale looks back on the Conservatives' visit to Birmingham and considers what, if any, progress they have made.

Shadow secretary David Willetts compares himself to Jeffrey Archer

Birmingham Post — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:34:00 GMT

A Birmingham-born MP compared himself to Tory author Jeffrey Archer as conference goers mobbed him to sign his latest book.

Tories will throw quangos on the scrap heap

Birmingham Post — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:30:00 GMT

The Tories have promised to scrap a huge list of quangos, including the Government’s new planning body.

European elections will decide Gordon Brown's fate says Tory MEP

Birmingham Post — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:20:00 GMT

Next year’s European elections will be a referendum on Gordon Brown, according to a West Midlands MEP.

David Cameron: We’ll beat the crunch

Birmingham Post — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:50:00 GMT

David Cameron was today predicting Britain will get through the economic crisis as he told Conservative activists in Birmingham “better times lie ahead”.

Bill Bryson in appeal to curb litter

Birmingham Post — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:59:00 GMT

BILL Bryson issued a heartfelt plea at the Tory conference today for more to be done to tackle the menace of litter.

Tories leave with good impression

Birmingham Post — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:56:00 GMT

AS the Conservative conference draws to a close with the big showpiece speech from leader David Cameron Mail Political Editor Jonathan Walker takes a look at what a week that was.

New grassroots fund to support British charities saving lives

Birmingham Post — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:53:00 GMT

BIRMINGHAM MP Andrew Mitchell has pledged to find £40 million for “grassroots” organisations fighting poverty in the developing world.

Tories announce plans to scrap automatic early release of prisoners

Birmingham Post — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT

The Tories announced plans to scrap the automatic early release of prisoners and instead introduce a system of earned release.

David Cameron prepared to make "difficult and unpopular decision" as PM

Birmingham Post — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:00:00 GMT

David Cameron is to warn he is ready to make “difficult and unpopular” decisions if he becomes Prime Minister while Britain faces a huge budget deficit and a crumbling economy.

Black Farmer Wilfred claims TV talent show represents "Britishness"

Birmingham Post — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:52:00 GMT

A Small Heath-born millionaire caused a stir at the conference when he said the TV show Britain’s Got Talent represented Britishness far better than our centuries of history.

Welsh House Farm worker takes centre stage at Tory conference

Birmingham Post — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:48:00 GMT

The leader of a project to rid a deprived Birmingham estate of its bad image took centre stage at the Tory conference.

Iron Angle at the Tory conference - Tuesday

Birmingham Post — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:32:00 GMT

Horror of horrors, it was suggested that Dave might issue his emergency statement and then cancel the rest of the conference due to the seriousness of the global financial mayhem.

Advantage West Midlands will be scrapped says Tories

Birmingham Post — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:12:00 GMT

Advantage West Midlands, the £300 million Government quango created to boost the region’s economy, is set to be axed under a Conservative government.

David Cameron praises Birmingham as a conference city

Birmingham Post — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:32:00 GMT

David Cameron has praised Birmingham as a great conference city and said that Tory activists had been impressed with the regeneration of the city.

Tories debate climate change

Birmingham Post — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:31:00 GMT

There was a greener hue to the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham as delegates debated how climate change is set to change the developing world.

Birmingham will see rise in religious and ethnic clashes,Tories warn

Birmingham Post — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:20:00 GMT

Birmingham City Council will increasingly be forced to deal with “cultural clashes” between people of different ethnic groups or religions, Conservatives have warned.

Tories must solve soaring food prices

Birmingham Post — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:08:00 GMT

A Conservative Government must answer the problem of soaring food prices and the cost to the environment if it is to be successful a conference fringe meeting has heard.