High speed rail will reshape the economic geography of the UK and help close the North-South wealth gap by creating new economic prosperity, Birmingham City Council will say in its formal response to Government plans for HS2.Read
China's state-owned car manufacturer FAW is in exploratory talks to bring a major vehicle assembly plant to Birmingham, the city council leader has revealed.Read
Chinese premier Wen Jiabao’s historic visit to Birmingham was the subject of a furious row as the MP representing Longbridge claimed he had been deliberately excluded from the trip.Read
There are few occasions when it is possible to point to a turn of events and state with confidence that the political landscape will change dramatically as a direct result. Read
Ministers have scrapped controversial plans which would have seen Birmingham City Council leader Mike Whitby installed as an acting elected mayor without being voted in.Read
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