Labour has been accused of “running scared” after it emerged senior party figures want to ban sitting MPs from standing as mayors – in order to avoid a difficult by-election in Birmingham Hodge Hill.Read
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
The shock Bradford West by-election victory for Respect’s George Galloway has prompted fears among Labour activists that a similar comeback could be on the cards for the party in Birmingham.Read
Salma Yaqoob, the leader of Respect Party and city councillor for Sparkbrook has revealed that she is to step down as a councillor because of ill health.Read
In a city that often worries about lacking politicians of substantial national standing, it is a great pity that one person who could justifiably claim to have been on the path to greatness is quitting public life.Read
Birmingham city councillor Salma Yaqoob has welcomed an apology from fellow councillor Martin Mullaney after he accused her of being a Muslim extremist, even if it only came after the involvement of the Standards Board.Read
Birmingham councillor Salma Yaqoob, who snubbed a George Cross hero by remaining seated during a standing ovation, is at the centre of a new row after being accused by a political opponent of being happy to see people stoned to death if they do not follow a strict Muslim way of life.Read
Two Birmingham councillors have lodged official complaints with the Independent Police Complaints Commission claiming they were deliberately misled over a hugely controversial project to tackle terrorism.Read
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