Politics Archive
Wolverhampton Council to repair more than 7,500 potholes - here's which roads workers are headed to
Civil servants based in West Midlands on strike over office closure fears and working conditions
Parliamentary petition to be launched for safe crossing on busy Staffordshire A-road
West Midlands 'amongst best for foreign investment' - data shows
Dudley finance chief warns council won't release 'tight grip' on spending despite saving millions
Birmingham bin collection figures ‘completely collapsed’ in spring of 2025, report shows
Dudley business in the spotlight during committee visit
Wolverhampton Council responds to rumours over stalled Bilston Outdoor Market development
Staffordshire County Council leader quizzed on immigration
Lichfield District Council agrees in principle to transferring assets to community groups
New strategy to tackle homelessness in Lichfield agreed by councillors
Wolverhampton gurdwara bosses given a deadline to remove 'obtrusive' structures - here's when they should be taken down
Willenhall councillor 'loses faith' after Frustration after an HMO plan is approved in seconds
Green belt housing development in Walsall approved - despite warning from council’s legal officer
'I live on an unsafe West Midlands housing estate cut off by a landslide - we’re baffled at plans to build more homes here'
Ex-Tory becomes Dudley's first Reform UK councillor
Dudley Council breaks tradition to remember genocide victims at meeting
Walsall Council’s overspend at £33.5m last year as children’s services costs spiral
Watch: Bronze statue in honour of first Wolverhampton African Caribbean councillor is unveiled as the city celebrates Windrush day
Government’s plan for fairer council funding will be a 'turning point' for the region - West Midlands mayor
Candidates announced for county council by-election in Eccleshall and Gnosall
Assisted dying bill: See how your Black Country or Staffordshire MP voted
Region's MPs split over vote on assisted dying
Political party leaders in Dudley support petition for Ben’s Law as they write to Home Secretary
'I'm terrified someone I love might accelerate their death', Black Country MP tells Commons why he is opposed to assisted dying bill
'People shouldn't have to go abroad' - Dudley MP explains why she is voting for assisted dying bill
'VAT raid is forcing pupils with special needs into the state sector' - Wolverhampton Tory leader lays into Government over children with special needs and disabilities
'I want bladder health on the school curriculum' - Dudley MP's call to end 'stigma and silence' about incontinence
'We have a good safety record' - Miliband's assurances to residents concerned about fire risk from green-energy battery plant near Dudley
New system developed in West Midlands could ‘revolutionise’ public transport worldwide, says mayor
'Police need much stronger powers' - new crime bill could include Ben's Law, MP tells minister
Dudley Council claims of financial recovery left in balance by changes to accounting rules
Sir Keir Starmer and Ed Miliband drop in on home of West Midlands mother-of-three - here's what happened
Councillors trade barbs over ‘arrogant’ vision for Birmingham
'I remember the fear of the postman bringing another bill my family couldn’t afford to pay' - PM Sir Keir Starmer writes exclusively for the Express & Star
Staffordshire County Council's new Reform leader chairs his first public cabinet meeting
Council leader says net zero ambitions not being ‘sidelined’ in Birmingham
