City MP Liam Byrne’s high-profile bid to become mayor of Birmingham has been dealt a major blow – after it emerged Labour might ban him from standing.Read
Labour is facing a furious internal row after party chiefs ruled that MPs hoping to become city mayors must promise to resign from the Commons if they are picked as mayoral candidates.Read
The bizarre Labour Party ruling that any of its MPs standing for mayors or police commissioners must resign from the Commons places Edgbaston MP Gisela Stuart in quite a bind.
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A directly-elected mayor of Birmingham should help decide the school curriculum to ensure pupils are learning the skills local employers need, according to a potential candidate.Read
The BBC was accused of decimating its operations in the West Midlands as MPs demanded it think again about cuts which could cost the region 150 jobs.Read
A ground-breaking television studio which once placed Birmingham at the heart of Britain’s broadcasting industry should be re-opened, according to a city MP and mayoral candidate.Read
Labour could hold an open primary to find a new candidate for Edgbaston as Ed Miliband faces the prospect of a difficult and high-profile by-election.Read
The race to become Birmingham’s directly-elected mayor has been thrown wide open after city MP and former minister Gisela Stuart announced she intended to stand.Read
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