Politics
LIVE UPDATES: General Election 2024 – Birmingham results
Staff Reporter
July 4, 2024
Voting has closed across the country for the UK General Election and now the process of vote counting and results announcements begins. We're at the ICC for the Birmingham count…
Passenger anger at new mayor as regional bus fares set to rise across West Midlands
Staff Reporter
June 13, 2024
Public transport users have been left raging after bus fare hikes were announced only a month after the new West Midlands mayor was elected on pledges to reduce ticket prices.…
Protesters challenging Rwanda plan arrested outside Home Office immigration centre in Solihull
Staff Reporter
April 30, 2024
Police officers arrested 13 protesters following a demonstration at a Home Office immigration centre in Solihull yesterday evening. The group were apprehended just after 9pm on Monday (April 29), after preventing…
West Midlands mayor Andy Street unveils plans for a massive global ‘Tech’ festival to overtake London in terms of growth
Staff Reporter
April 3, 2024
West Midlands mayor Andy Street has unveiled plans for a massive global 'Tech' festival – and predicted that the region's booming innovators can help it overtake London in terms of…
Activists ‘occupy’ Birmingham New Street Station to protest “deplorable” Gaza aid suspension
Staff Reporter
January 30, 2024
Pro-Palestine activists have held an "emergency occupation" of Birmingham New Street Station, protesting against the British government’s "deplorable decision" to suspend funding to UNRWA. Called with less than 24 hours…
“No words for such madness”: George Galloway decries ‘ban’ from Birmingham Palestine protest
Staff Reporter
January 27, 2024
George Galloway has condemned allegedly being banned from addressing a Birmingham pro-Palestine protest, amid claims he was "refused the right to speak" over his views on UK border controls. Attending the…
Why are pro-Palestinian activists targeting Barclays bank?
Staff Reporter
January 26, 2024
In recent weeks, pro-Palestine protests have been held across the country in response to the ongoing Israeli bombardment of Gaza. Among the calls for a ceasefire, activists have been pushing…
Birmingham councillor Jack Deakin suspended by Labour Party over harassment claim
Staff Reporter
January 25, 2024
Birmingham city councillor Jack Deakin has been suspended by the Labour Party pending an investigation into a claim of harassment, which he categorically denies. The council finance scrutiny chair is being investigated following a…
Activists to hold protest outside Birmingham MPs constituency event over Gaza ceasefire vote
Staff Reporter
January 25, 2024
Residents from Birmingham are to hold a protest outside a constituency event by Steve McCabe MP this weekend in response to Israel's ongoing war on Gaza. Activists and constituency members are claiming the…
Birmingham activists plant tree to remember the city’s contribution to global debt justice
Staff Reporter
January 23, 2024
Local activists will plant a gingko tree in Birmingham’s City Centre Gardens to mark the location of the largest human chain to have taken place in the UK in the…