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David Cameron defends decision to cut £138m on schools

Prime Minister David Cameron has defended scrapping £138 million for rebuilding Sandwell’s schools, saying he is “clearing up the mess” left by Labour.


David Cameron sends England team message

The Prime Minister has sent a good luck message to the England team ahead of their World Cup opener against the United States. England kick off their campaign with the nation hoping they can finally end the 44-year wait for a second tournament victory. Ex-Villa captain Gareth Barry could make a surprise return to the [...]


Home information packs scrapped

Controversial home information packs were scrapped by the Government today.


Estate agents optimistic despite coalition

Estate agents in the West Midlands are confident the sales market will continue to grow, despite fears that a coalition government could trigger a fresh property slump.


A hung parliament – what it means

A hung parliament means that no single party has enough MPs to win parliamentary votes without getting support from members of other parties.


Britain left in limbo by poll result

Britain’s political future was in turmoil today after the General Election delivered a hung parliament.


Who will be the Player of the Year?

The campaigning is over, the main candidates have made persuasive pitches and the electorate has decided on their choice to win.


Dave dares to dream of Downing Street

Eighteen years ago, with a week or so to go to the 1992 general election, one or two political journalists, including myself, asked people close to Neil Kinnock how Downing Street would be run under a Labour government.


Leaders’ debate let-down as three scrap to score draw

The Breaking News headline screaming from our screens told us the dramatic truth: “The second televised prime ministerial debate has taken place.”


Election race wide open after second debate

The election race remained wide open today as the three main party leaders sought to boost their campaigns after a closely-fought contest in the second televised prime ministerial debate.

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