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West Midlands Mayor Andy Street announces public Q&A session in Birmingham
West Midlands Mayor Andy Street has announced he will be engaging in a public Q&A event in the Moseley area of Birmingham. The session is open to all and will…
REVIEW: I, Daniel Blake – a heartrending plea for the hungry and homeless
A powerful stage adaptation of Ken Loach’s film I, Daniel Blake transforms theatre into a space where the truth becomes a beacon of hope in times of despair and extreme…
Birmingham’s new city chief unveils his council cabinet
The newly selected Leader of Birmingham City Council has released details of the team that will take control of the largest local authority in the country with a budget of £3…
Labour chooses new leadership for Birmingham City Council as Cllr Ian Ward ousted
Birmingham City Council has new leadership after a highly damaging internal report saw the national Labour Party move in and remove leader Cllr Ian Ward from his position. The controversial…
Cllr Ian Ward faces chop as Labour Party seeks new Birmingham City Council leader
Cllr Ian Ward is facing an uncertain future as the national Labour Party seeks to replace him as leader of Birmingham City Council. The shocking shakeup comes after an internal…
Birmingham Labour MP Jess Phillips under investigation by Parliamentary watchdog
Startling news has just come in about Labour MP Jess Phillips who has come under investigation by Parliament's Standards Commissioner. Details about the investigation are still emerging in this breaking…
First woman Commons Speaker and former West Bromwich MP Betty Boothroyd dies
Betty Boothroyd, who made political history in 1993 when she became the first woman Speaker of the House of Commons, has died aged 93. Boothroyd, a working-class northerner from Yorkshire,…
Jess Phillips ‘calls for general election’ after declaring Spitting Image puppets better than real government
Jess Phillips has been inspired to call for a general election after attending the satirical Spitting Image stage show last night. The outspoken MP for Birmingham Yardley was in the audience…
King Charles tasks Tom Cruise to save the UK in Spitting Image live show in Birmingham
The much-loved TV comedy show Spitting Image is being revived for a live show in Birmingham with a plot featuring King Charles asking action star Tom Cruise to save "broken Britain". …
Palestine Action activists vandalise Tamworth warehouse to protest “Israeli state-terror”
Pro-Palestinian activists have staged a rooftop protest at a packaging factory in Tamworth, vandalising the building in protest at its supposed links with Israeli arms, they claim. Daubing red paint across…