Birmingham’s leaders are demanding an urgent meeting with Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles over a huge seven per cent cut to the city’s budget.Read
Scotland Yard has vowed to "get to the truth" of allegations that a police officer falsely claimed to have witnessed the "plebgate" row that led to Andrew Mitchell being forced to quit as Chief Whip.
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A police officer has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over the leak of information to newspapers about Tory former chief whip Andrew Mitchell's tirade at officers on Downing Street.Read
Lord Heseltine, the Conservative peer who drew up radical plans to divert billions of pounds from Whitehall to local economic agencies, has called on the Government to impose elected mayors on big cities.Read
Lord Heseltine, the Conservative peer who drew up radical plans to divert billions of pounds from Whitehall to local economic agencies, has called on the Government to impose elected mayors on big cities.Read
City planning chiefs have been accused of a ‘war on conservation’ by excluding eminent history groups from commenting on all decisions and replacing them with architects.Read
Birmingham’s City Council bosses made a costly mistake when they handed the authority’s technical expertise to its IT and call centre contractor Capita, an inquiry has heard.Read
Birmingham City Council’s leadership has been accused of trying to push through a biomass green energy policy which could damage air quality and lead to dire health effects for years to come.Read
Plans to legalise same-sex marriages have received a mixed response from Midland MPs – with one saying it will put heterosexual couples off marrying.Read
Services for children and young people are in the firing line and up to 990 jobs could be lost as Birmingham City Council wrestles with an expected £110 million funding cut.Read
Campaigners fighting proposals for development of Sutton Coldfield’s green belt face a battle on two fronts with both the Government and local council willing to consider such a move.Read
Newspaper editors have been ordered by the Government to set up their own regulator in line with Lord Leveson’s proposals – or face legislation forcing them to do so.Read
Birmingham City Council is set to plan for more budget cuts in excess of £100 million, as a result of what it said were “unfair” cuts in grant from central government and the legacy of the authority’s previous administration.Read
Birmingham is providing “a model” for how power and funding could be devolved to big cities and regions across the country, Business Secretary Vince Cable has revealed.Read
