Politics Archive
Minimum wage rates increase announced: How much workers will get and when as Chancellor Rachel Reeves accepts Low Pay Commission recommendations
West Midlands Combined Authority recognised for tackling violence against women and girls with formal accreditation
'I don't see much working in our favour': Wolverhampton business owners tell of Budget 2025 hopes and fears
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Watchdog to review football decision making after reports Maccabi Tel Aviv Aston Villa ban based on 'false intelligence'
Stafford MP calls for solar panels to be fitted to all new car parks and commercial buildings
'The level of rumours has been unsettling': West Midlands business leaders share autumn Budget hopes, fears and predictions
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Dudley rent rise revealed but autumn Budget could add more
Nearly 250 cyber-flashing offences reported in the West Midlands since Online Safety Act change
Dudley councillors will finally debate flying the Black Country flag next week
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Plans for Cradley to have its own council are overwhelmingly rejected by the public as 82 per cent vote against
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Baby deaths - Victims of maternity failings in NHS "ignored and retraumatised" as national review of neonatal care delayed
Black Country housing crisis laid bare as seven new HMO applications are lodged each month in Sandwell, Dudley, Walsall and Wolverhampton
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Councillors call on Government to set out policy on renewable energy developments as South Staffordshire farmers targeted for their land
'The language used by the Home Secretary was divisive and lacking compassion': Stourbridge MP blasts Shabana Mahmood
Underground railway and subterranean walkways will link Dudley Canal Tunnel to limestone caves under £27 million plan - here are the details
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Top Staffordshire councillor calls on Government to stop 'solar grab' amid fears of land loss
'Self-indulgent lefties': Former Dudley Labour MP takes swipe at Stourbridge MP over her criticism of migrant plan
Government ‘chaos’ and failure to tackle Covid cost 23,000 lives, inquiry finds
Safety operation in Telford finds damage and invalid insurance to Wolverhampton-licensed taxis
Dudley MP's bill on women in business passes first hurdle in the House of Commons
A lifetime legend: Tributes paid to veteran Kidderminster councillor on winning award after 51 years' service
Permanent plans for Walsall traveller site submitted to council
Ex-Tory councillor in Walsall joins right-wing Advance UK party
Councillors agree to halt transformation work ahead of local government reorganisation in Staffordshire
Still no opening date for Walsall's £32 million 'super tip' as council waits for licence
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'As visible as Lord Lucan': Walsall Council leader's jibe at police and crime commissioner
More than £125,000 of Government funding allocated to community projects in South Staffordshire
'Irrational' police forces face axe or merger - Why Home Secretary's speech could herald end of West Midlands policing as we know it
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'We need to get more people to use buses in the West Midlands': Calls to investigate why people aren't using the bus
‘Cannot deliver the truth’: MP urges the Government to reconsider plans to not hold a Birmingham Pub Bombings public inquiry
International Men's Day: Starmer tells son how ‘proud’ he is of him but acknowledges pressure he faces
Taking the full English breakfast from the high street will not go unpunished, warns Shropshire MP
'This Government means business': Tipton and Wednesbury MP welcomes government crackdown on asylum, Stourbridge MP is less impressed
Budget black hole for West Midlands transport is 'mostly plugged', Mayor claims
Grant to stop cuts to West Midlands bus services agreed
'It's time the Government stepped in' - Residents' fury and fears over Birmingham’s reputation amid bins strike update
'Rogue landlords will face tough consequences', says mayor Richard Parker. Here's what the Renters RIght Act means
Hospital's new diagnostic centre will cut waiting lists and secure faster treatment, says Dudley MP
230 homes planned for Lichfield village with more details added from developers as 85 objections are raised
West Midlands Metro tram fare hike needed for ‘financial sustainability’, transport bosses claim - here's how much they're due to increase by
Shop in Sandwell loses its licence after selling alcohol and vape to child
HMO plans for a suburban Birmingham shop are approved - despite objections from an MP
Walsall tower block residents ‘betrayed’ as bills quadruple overnight
