Politics and council news from the West Midlands region, from the Express & Star.http://www.expressandstar.com/news/politics/enSat, 18 May 2013 19:23:42 +010015http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/05/17/aide-to-mp-margot-james-resigns-tory-whip-but-insists-she-is-still-loyal-to-party/http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/05/17/aide-to-mp-margot-james-resigns-tory-whip-but-insists-she-is-still-loyal-to-party/Fri, 17 May 2013 10:59:50 +0100http://www.expressandstar.com/news/politics/2013/05/16/councillor-undergoes-sex-change-to-live-as-a-woman-at-65/http://www.expressandstar.com/news/politics/2013/05/16/councillor-undergoes-sex-change-to-live-as-a-woman-at-65/Thu, 16 May 2013 10:59:50 +0100http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/05/16/new-wolverhampton-mayor-takes-office-after-losing-out-in-2008/http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/05/16/new-wolverhampton-mayor-takes-office-after-losing-out-in-2008/Thu, 16 May 2013 10:59:46 +0100http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/05/16/police-question-ukip-councillor-eric-kitson/http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/05/16/police-question-ukip-councillor-eric-kitson/Thu, 16 May 2013 10:59:45 +0100http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/05/15/ukip-councillor-eric-kitson-resigns/http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/05/15/ukip-councillor-eric-kitson-resigns/Wed, 15 May 2013 12:29:59 +0100http://www.expressandstar.com/news/politics/2013/05/13/tory-mps-demand-eu-referendum/http://www.expressandstar.com/news/politics/2013/05/13/tory-mps-demand-eu-referendum/Mon, 13 May 2013 10:59:53 +0100http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/05/12/men-at-work-again-after-duchess-officially-opens-beleaguered-council-hq/http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/05/12/men-at-work-again-after-duchess-officially-opens-beleaguered-council-hq/Sun, 12 May 2013 12:33:35 +0100http://www.expressandstar.com/education/2013/05/11/petition-to-save-the-public-after-sandwell-college-campus-move-revealed/http://www.expressandstar.com/education/2013/05/11/petition-to-save-the-public-after-sandwell-college-campus-move-revealed/Sat, 11 May 2013 12:59:59 +0100http://www.expressandstar.com/news/politics/2013/05/11/ukip-surge-farage-against-the-machine/http://www.expressandstar.com/news/politics/2013/05/11/ukip-surge-farage-against-the-machine/Sat, 11 May 2013 08:59:56 +0100http://www.expressandstar.com/news/politics/2013/05/09/mps-to-hand-back-484k-home-profits/http://www.expressandstar.com/news/politics/2013/05/09/mps-to-hand-back-484k-home-profits/Thu, 09 May 2013 10:59:50 +0100http://www.expressandstar.com/news/politics/2013/05/06/sandwell-named-as-top-workshy-blackspot/http://www.expressandstar.com/news/politics/2013/05/06/sandwell-named-as-top-workshy-blackspot/Mon, 06 May 2013 11:29:16 +0100http://www.expressandstar.com/news/politics/2013/05/04/labours-days-in-staffordshire-county-council-broom-cupboard-swept-away/http://www.expressandstar.com/news/politics/2013/05/04/labours-days-in-staffordshire-county-council-broom-cupboard-swept-away/Sat, 04 May 2013 14:59:57 +0100http://www.expressandstar.com/news/politics/2013/05/04/ukip-jubilation-as-wyre-forest-seats-won/http://www.expressandstar.com/news/politics/2013/05/04/ukip-jubilation-as-wyre-forest-seats-won/Sat, 04 May 2013 10:59:53 +0100http://www.expressandstar.com/news/politics/2013/05/04/full-election-results-from-staffordshire-and-worcestershire-areas/http://www.expressandstar.com/news/politics/2013/05/04/full-election-results-from-staffordshire-and-worcestershire-areas/Sat, 04 May 2013 10:59:50 +0100http://www.expressandstar.com/news/politics/2013/05/03/conservatives-dealt-blow-in-staffordshire-as-labour-make-gains/http://www.expressandstar.com/news/politics/2013/05/03/conservatives-dealt-blow-in-staffordshire-as-labour-make-gains/Fri, 03 May 2013 11:00:00 +0100