Far right party the BNP could be handed £40,068 of taxpayers’ money to contest elections in Birmingham under controversial plans to be announced this week.Read
Black Country MPs face a battle to hold on to their seats years before the next election, as a major boundary review revolutionises the political map of the West Midlands.Read
Long-awaited measures to fight voting fraud have moved a step closer, as the Government publishes plans to make every voter provide their date of birth and national insurance number when applying for a polling card.Read
It was a dramatic night across the West Midlands in the elections, with some councils seeing new adminstrations. Local Government Correspondent Neil Elkes reportsRead
Birmingham’s top Liberal Democrat has ruled out joining forces with Labour to run the city council – claiming a deal would be like Winston Churchill making friends with Adolf Hitler after the Second World War.Read
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