Revealed: Labour’s General Election Pledge Card
At Labour’s big Spring event today in Birmingham, Ed Miliband will unveil Labour’s fifth and final general election…
Birmingham
5 thing I’ve learned at Tory conference (so far)
I’m almost 24 hours in to my first Tory conference, which is a strange experience for a Labour-supporting…
Labour MP recovering after kidney transplant
Labour MP Khalid Mahmood is recovering in Queen Elizbeth hospital in Birmingham after a kidney transplant operation yesterday.…
Benefits Street won’t add much to the current debate about welfare
I’ve been the MP for Birmingham Ladywood for three and a half years. I grew up in the…
Could there be another Bradford West?
After the shock of last week’s by-election spanking in Bradford, eyes within the party have begun to look…
Liam Byrne gains a running mate
It was announced yesterday that Liam Byrne is planning to stand for Mayor of Birmingham. Today he made…
Liam Byrne to stand for Birmingham Mayor (but isn’t leaving the shad cab yet)
As we suggested might happen a few weeks ago, Liam Byrne will tomorrow throw his hat into the…
Liam Byrne to stand for Birmingham Mayor (but isn’t leaving the shad cab yet)
As we suggested might happen a few weeks ago, Liam Byrne will tomorrow throw his hat into the…
Birmingham by-election on the way?
There’s an interesting post by Rafael Behr over at the New Statesman today about the possibility of Labour…
Yes to mayor – but not enough alone…
Last week I spoke in a debate organised by Politics in Brum about whether or not Birmingham should…
