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Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove and West Midlands Mayor Andy Street sign devolution deal

Watch: What is the new Deeper Devolution Deal in the West Midlands?

Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove and West Midlands Mayor Andy Street sign devolution deal
Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove and West Midlands Mayor Andy Street sign devolution deal

Levelling Up Secretary & West Midlands Mayor sign devolution deal

West Midlands Mayor Andy Street
West Midlands Mayor Andy Street

Birmingham politicians cautiously react to the Spring Budget 2023

Birmingham city centre skyline
Birmingham city centre skyline

West Midlands to receive £1.5bn for levelling up in Spring Budget

Chancellor set to extend fuel duty cut beyond March

Curzon Street Rail Station in Birmingham city centre
Curzon Street Rail Station in Birmingham city centre

Birmingham City Council Leader says HS2 delays are a ‘betrayal’

There are now 12 warm spaces available for people in the Boston area who are struggling to heat their homes. Image for illustration only. (Image PA)
There are now 12 warm spaces available for people in the Boston area who are struggling to heat their homes. Image for illustration only. (Image PA)

Local people miss out on Warm Homes Discount for ‘unfair reason’

Keir Starmer and Jeremy Corbyn pictured in 2019, when the former was on the Labour frontbench and the latter was party leader (Picture: Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)
Keir Starmer and Jeremy Corbyn pictured in 2019, when the former was on the Labour frontbench and the latter was party leader (Picture: Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

New film about ‘Jeremy Corbyn conspiracy’ to be screened in Birmingham

Betty Boothroyd, first female speaker in the House of Commons, has died aged 93 (Credit: Getty Images)
Betty Boothroyd, first female speaker in the House of Commons, has died aged 93 (Credit: Getty Images)

West Midlands politicians pay tribute to Betty Boothroyd

Government ‘will miss EV charger target by 20 years’, Labour says

West Midlands Mayor Andy Street
West Midlands Mayor Andy Street

West Mids Mayor hits out at government as Levelling Up bids rejected

Mr Street paid a visit to the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum to pay respects to the Father of the Nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Mr Street paid a visit to the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum to pay respects to the Father of the Nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

West Midlands mayor Andy Street visits Bangladesh - here’s why

West Midlands Mayor Andy Street (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
West Midlands Mayor Andy Street (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Mayor Andy Street’s India visit: trade, jobs, sports, Bollywood & more

Jess Phillips
Jess Phillips

Jess Phillips hits out at Tory party after 14 hour wait in A&E

West Midlands Mayor Andy Street
West Midlands Mayor Andy Street

West Midlands Mayor Andy Street backs Rishi Sunak as new PM

Andy Street
Andy Street

West Midlands Mayor Andy Street reacts to Liz Truss resignation

Jim, Matt & Ash give their views on Liz Truss’ resignation
Jim, Matt & Ash give their views on Liz Truss’ resignation

Liz Truss resignation: The people of Birmingham react

Pro-choice campaigners hold placards outside the Houses of Parliament in 2018 (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)
Pro-choice campaigners hold placards outside the Houses of Parliament in 2018 (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Abortion clinic buffer zones: How MPs voted in Birmingham, Solihull

West Midlands Mayor And Street with councillors announcing Investment Zone sites at HS2 site near Bickenhill in Solihull
West Midlands Mayor And Street with councillors announcing Investment Zone sites at HS2 site near Bickenhill in Solihull

6 West Midlands sites earmarked for Investment Zones

Damian Collins, Minister for Tech and Digital Economy, on his scheme to bring more people into AI and data science
Damian Collins, Minister for Tech and Digital Economy, on his scheme to bring more people into AI and data science

Liz Truss’ mini budget is bold move Britain needs, Minister insists

On the panel at the WMCA fringe event were (from left) Laura Shoaf, WMCA chief executive, Cllr Ian Courts WMCA portfolio lead for Environment, Energy & HS2 and leader of Solihull Council, Nadhim Zahawi, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands and chair of the WMCA and Raaj Shamji – senior development manager, Birmingham City University
On the panel at the WMCA fringe event were (from left) Laura Shoaf, WMCA chief executive, Cllr Ian Courts WMCA portfolio lead for Environment, Energy & HS2 and leader of Solihull Council, Nadhim Zahawi, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands and chair of the WMCA and Raaj Shamji – senior development manager, Birmingham City University

Levelling up priorities for West Midlands unveiled by Mayor

Protestors heckle Prime Minister Liz Truss during her keynote speech at the Conservative Party Conference 2022 in Birmingham.
Protestors heckle Prime Minister Liz Truss during her keynote speech at the Conservative Party Conference 2022 in Birmingham.

Greenpeace protestors heckle Liz Truss during keynote speech

Rise in protests at Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham

Jacob Rees-Mogg ) looks at a photographer as he arrives to attend the opening day of the annual Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham
Jacob Rees-Mogg ) looks at a photographer as he arrives to attend the opening day of the annual Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham

Tories accuse West Midlands Police of ‘failing to protect delegates’

19 pictures of anti Conservative Party protesters in Victoria Square

Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg escorted by police at the Conservative Party annual conference at the ICC in Birmingham
Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg escorted by police at the Conservative Party annual conference at the ICC in Birmingham

What Jacob Rees Mogg said about being booed in Birmingham

Police officers hold back members of the public as Jacob Rees-Mogg arrives (PA)
Police officers hold back members of the public as Jacob Rees-Mogg arrives (PA)

Watch: Jacob Rees Mogg jeered at Birmingham Tory Conference protests

UK PM Liz Truss (Photo by Stefan Rousseau - Pool/Getty Images)
UK PM Liz Truss (Photo by Stefan Rousseau - Pool/Getty Images)

Cost of living protests in Birmingham to strike Tory Conference

Young Conservative labels Birmingham ‘a dump’ on party conference eve

Liz Truss after it was announced she is the new Conservative party leader. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire
Liz Truss after it was announced she is the new Conservative party leader. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Conservative Party Conference Birmingham: Dates, venue & agenda

Shabana Mahmood with Labour leader Kier Starmer and Angela Rayner MP (Photo: Getty Images)
Shabana Mahmood with Labour leader Kier Starmer and Angela Rayner MP (Photo: Getty Images)

Birmingham MP ‘willing to sacrifice waistline’ to win general election

Work is already well underway on the Wednesbury to Brierley Hill tram extension - one of several transport projects the Government has signalled for fast tracking
Work is already well underway on the Wednesbury to Brierley Hill tram extension - one of several transport projects the Government has signalled for fast tracking

Investment Zones plans for West Midlands welcomed by local government

What does the mini budget mean for Birmingham and the West Midlands?

Kwasi Kwarteng has scrapped the top rate of income tax (Photo: PA)
Kwasi Kwarteng has scrapped the top rate of income tax (Photo: PA)

MPs react to Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini budget as tax cuts announced

Kwasi Kwarteng has scrapped the top rate of income tax (Photo: PA)
Kwasi Kwarteng has scrapped the top rate of income tax (Photo: PA)

The results of Kwasi Kwarteng’s first Autumn Mini-Budget.

Prime Minister Liz Truss speaks at her first Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London. Photo credit UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor /PA Wire
Prime Minister Liz Truss speaks at her first Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London. Photo credit UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor /PA Wire

Energy Bill Plan: what help was announced by Prime Minister Liz Truss

1 in 3 mental health crisis due to cost of living
1 in 3 mental health crisis due to cost of living

What Birmingham MPs really think about the Cost of Living Crisis

Rishi Sunak has called for Civil Servants to spend a year in the regions.
Rishi Sunak has called for Civil Servants to spend a year in the regions.

Sunak pledge to make UK ‘science superpower’ ahead of Brum hustings

Liz Truss during her appearance at the Conservative leadership hustings at the Culloden Hotel on Wednesday
Liz Truss during her appearance at the Conservative leadership hustings at the Culloden Hotel on Wednesday

Truss pledges to put the West Mids ‘at the heart of economic revival’

Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands
Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands

Andy Street reveals who he is backing to be next Prime Minister

Liz Truss (Pic: Getty Images)
Liz Truss (Pic: Getty Images)

Liz Truss wants to create model villages based on Bournville

Boris Johnson (Picture: Darren Staples/pool/Getty Images)
Boris Johnson (Picture: Darren Staples/pool/Getty Images)

‘I’m glad he’s gone’ –Brum voters give their verdict on Boris Johnson

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Brothers Michael and Connor Goodwin along with Keenan Anderson and Leon Riley pictured after murdering Anthony Sargeant in Birmingham
Brothers Michael and Connor Goodwin along with Keenan Anderson and Leon Riley pictured after murdering Anthony Sargeant in Birmingham

Laughing killers jailed for life for murdering ‘superhero’ dad

A Sussex town has been crowned as the best place to live in the UK in a list by the Sunday Times.
A Sussex town has been crowned as the best place to live in the UK in a list by the Sunday Times.

The Sunday Times’ Best Places to Live 2023 revealed

Touchwood shopping centre
Touchwood shopping centre

Man dies after falling from Touchwood Solihull car park