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Gordon Brown in Birmingham to discuss £64m aid for region

The Prime Minister is to attend crucial talks with business and council leaders in Birmingham following an historic meeting of his Cabinet in the city. Read

Sir Adam Butler leaves £4m in will

A former Midlands politician and private secretary to Margaret Thatcher, who died earlier this year, has left more than £4 million in his will. Read

Tory conference will bring £20m benefit to Birmingham

More than £20 million will flow into the West Midlands economy when the Conservative Party holds its annual conference in Birmingham next month, organisers claimed. Read

Declining immigration sees worker shortfall

Agriculture and food companies face a labour shortage as immigration falls into decline, a Government agency has warned. Read

Economy grinds to a halt after 16 years

Labour’s economic record came under fire on Friday after UK growth ground to a halt between April and June in the worst performance for 16 years. Read

Lost details of criminals pile pressure on Home Secretary

Redditch MP Jacqui Smith was under pressure on Friday to explain when she first knew that personal details of thousands of criminals had been lost in the latest Government data fiasco. Read

Campaigners take post office closure fight to Downing Street

Downing Street has received petitions signed by more than 5,000 people campaigning to keep their local post offices in Solihull and Meriden. Read

Digby Jones to quit Government this year

Lord Jones of Birmingham - better known as Digby Jones - is to quit the Government before the end of the year, he has announced. Read

Number of Birmingham asylum seekers down by a third, says Liam Byrne

Labour stepped up its campaign to prove it is tough on immigration as Birmingham Minister Liam Byrne published new figures revealing the number of asylum seekers living in the city has fallen dramatically. Read

Residents 'left in limbo' over eco-town, says Schapps

Warwickshire residents have been “left in limbo” after the Government delayed its decision on whether to press ahead with a 6,000-home eco-town in the county, the Tories have claimed. Read

Public to the debate at Conservatives' Birmingham conference

Conservatives are to open up their annual conference to the public when they visit Birmingham next month, in a first for any political party. Read

David Cameron adds criticism to Birmingham, Alabama, error

Conservative leader David Cameron has described the mix-up which saw Birmingham City Council send out leaflets with a picture of the city’s American namesake as “a very bad mistake”. Read

MP Byrne’s seat a key target for Lib Dems at next election

Liberal Democrats are gunning for Home Office Minister Liam Byrne after party leader Nick Clegg named his Birmingham seat as a key target in the West Midlands. Read

‘Taxpayers foot sickie bill’ in Staffordshire

Taxpayers are footing the bill for Staffordshire County Council employees to take an “unacceptable” number of sick days, it was claimed. Read

Birmingham past and future is theme of Tory conference

Birmingham’s history and future prospects will be the theme of the Conservative Party conference in the city next month. Read

Andrew Mitchell launches Rwanda campaign

While many politicians have been relaxing during their summer holidays, Birmingham’s only Conservative MP has been spending his break spearheading a charity drive in Africa. Read

Brown to hold cabinet meeting in West Midlands

Gordon Brown is to commence his political fightback with a special Cabinet meeting held in the West Midlands, it has been announced. Read

Burden accuses Whitby of egomania over Longbridge claims

Birmingham MP Richard Burden has accused city council leader Mike Whitby of hijacking the resumption of car production at Longbridge in a personal glory-trip. Read