Peter Madeley

Political Editor for the Express & Star. Responsible for local and national political stories, opinion, comment and analysis.

January 17, 2022

Bookies ordered to repaint Dudley betting shop to get rid of 'adverse' colour

Dudley | Jan 17, 2022

January 14, 2022

Claims over police austerity cuts 'patently untrue', says minister

Wolverhampton | Jan 14, 2022

Plans for region's new gigafactory backed by council chiefs

Science & Technology | Jan 14, 2022

January 13, 2022

Bus fares set to rise across West Midlands as Covid support ends

Walsall | Jan 13, 2022

January 12, 2022

Is this a crisis too far for beleaguered PM?

Coronavirus | Jan 12, 2022

Johnson must now tell truth insists Wolverhampton MP

Wolverhampton | Jan 12, 2022

Border reforms to stem flow of migrants ‘much-needed’ says MP

Stone | Jan 12, 2022

‘Throw off the blinkers’ plea by MP John Spellar over shipbuilding

Sandwell | Jan 12, 2022

January 11, 2022

Downing Street party: Boris Johnson's 'only failing is loyalty' says Staffordshire MP

Lichfield | Jan 11, 2022

December 31, 2021

Arrests, infighting and elections: How 2021 was a turbulent year for West Midlands politics

Walsall | Dec 31, 2021

December 29, 2021

£1 billion of funding given to Wolverhampton in last two years, says MP

Wolverhampton | Dec 29, 2021

Warning of further police budget cuts issued

Wolverhampton | Dec 29, 2021

December 27, 2021

Mayor wants Black Country brownfield sites to be built on to save the green belt

Walsall | Dec 27, 2021

West Midlands Mayor confident region will bounce back with 'jobs revival'

Wolverhampton | Dec 27, 2021

Site of famous Black Country business Bean Cars set to be turned into flats

Dudley | Dec 27, 2021

December 23, 2021

'Serious risks' of policing exposed after scores of officers attacked over festive period

Crime | Dec 23, 2021

December 21, 2021

Sandwell's Tory group leader stands down after row over offensive tweet

Sandwell | Dec 21, 2021

Boris Johnson can bounce back from hatchet job, says Staffordshire MP

Lichfield | Dec 21, 2021

December 20, 2021

500 new homes planned for Lichfield site

Lichfield | Dec 20, 2021

December 18, 2021

Wolverhampton school chiefs brace for possibility of another shutdown

Wolverhampton | Dec 19, 2021