Outspoken freedom of speech champion John Hemming used a Liberal Democrat conference platform to call for “whingers’ rights” or the right to petition and complain, to be defended to the full by Parliament.Read
Lib Dem activists were strangely mute when they had a chance to vent their frustrations at this week’s party conference in Brimingham, writes political editor Jonathan Walker.Read
The West Midlands needs a dramatic devolution of power from London to prevent yet another bold regeneration plan from failing, the deputy head of the Local Enterprise Partnership has warned Vince Cable.Read
Factories should open their doors to schoolchildren in an effort to rid manufacturing of its image problem, Business Secretary Vince Cable has said.Read
Ministers have promised further changes could be made to the Government’s controversial health reforms as the plans were branded a “huge strategic mistake” by a senior Liberal Democrat.Read
Controversial plans for a new central mosque in Dudley have been rejected, prompting accusations that councillors had bowed to Islamophobia when considering the proposals.Read
Nick Clegg insisted there was “light at the end of the tunnel” for Britain after one of his closest allies sounded a dire warning over the dangers facing the economy.Read
Business Secretary Vince Cable has hailed Jaguar Land Rover’s announcement of a new factory creating 2,000 jobs in the West Midlands as the type of development that will save the British economy.Read
High speed rail services linking Birmingham to London and the North are essential in order to boost the economy, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has told delegates at his party conference.Read
Hundreds of protesters urged the Government to abandon austerity cuts and punish the bankers for the economic downturn as they marched through Birmingham where the Liberal Democrats are holding their annual conference.Read
Workers could get help to decide the salaries of senior executives in a bid to crack down on fat cat pay, Business Secretary Vince Cable will announce at the Liberal Democrat conference in Birmingham.Read
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg signalled he was ready to back down over scrapping the 50p tax rate for the most wealthy, as the Lib Dem conference got underway in Birmingham.Read
As the Liberal Democrats prepare for their annual conference, Birmingham Lib Dem MP John Hemming tells Political Editor Jonathan Walker of his job creation visionRead
For council deputy leader Paul Tilsley, opening the Liberal Democrat Party conference in Birmingham will prove one of the highlights of a political career spanning five decades. Interview by Neil ElkesRead
Birmingham’s Labour MPs have been placed on a collision course under hugely controversial proposals which would tear up the political map of the West Midlands.Read
Former Tory peer Lord Taylor of Warwick has been freed from prison after serving only a quarter of his sentences for fiddling their parliamentary expenses.Read
