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Mike Whitby
16:17, 14 JUL 2020
Birmingham Day: Civic leaders and local enterprise partnerships pledge to work together
Economic Development
“We can re-emerge as the nation’s second economy and, most importantly, the most significant economy outside London.”
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The end of days has been postponed – and one lord’s a leaping
Opinion
We’ve had highs and lows over the last 12 months covering civic affairs in this wonderful city. And to mark the occasion here are my own awards for 2013.
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Sweeteners for city if elected Mayor plan goes through at second attempt
Economic Development
Birmingham voters shunned the idea last year when 57.8 per cent said no to creating a role similar to Boris Johnson’s in London
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Mike Whitby to stand down from Birmingham City Council at next election
Economic Development
Birmingham's Tory leader Lord Mike Whitby has confirmed he will stand down from the city council at next May’s local elections.
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Birmingham taxpayer's equal pay bill passes £1bn
Economic Development
Major assets such as the NEC are expected to be sold as Birmingham City Council settles historic 'single status' claims
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Mike Whitby delivers debut speech as a Lord
Economic Development
Lord Whitby, who during eight years as Birmingham City Council leader forged close links with the Far East, chose a debate on UK-China trade
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Former Birmingham City Council leader Mike Whitby takes seat in House of Lords
News
He dressed in the traditional ermine robes for the short ceremony of introduction, which involves swearing allegiance to the Queen
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From the archives: How The Library of Birmingham could have looked
Economic Development
Ken Shuttleworth, Glenn Howells and Adjaye Associates came up with designs for city's new library
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Meet Michael John Lord Whitby of Harborne in the City of Birmingham
Economic Development
Lord Whitby keen to get Birmingham in his title
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Video: Lord Digby Jones: Rivals must bury hatchet for sake of region
Economic Development
Former government minister and business chief says that the towns and cities of the region should stop competing and instead get behind a regional economic drive
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Humble pie and a huge PR coup for the library
Opinion
Let’s spell out that equation: one Library of Birmingham plus one Malala Yousafzai equals a PR coup that is two (sorry) good to beat.
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A major sense of betrayal
Opinion
There is a major sense of betrayal over the way the Harvest Partnership seems to have reneged on pledges to restore part of the Lapal Canal and pay £6 million towards the construction of the Selly Oak New Road.
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Former Council Leader Mike Whitby is to become a Lord
Economic Development
Congratulations have poured in following the news that former Birmingham City Council leader Mike Whitby has been handed a peerage.
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It was only ever a matter of time, Lord Whitby
Opinion
Yes the accomplished actor Peter Capaldi, aka The Thick of It’s Malcolm Tucker, was confirmed as the new Doctor Who live on national television.
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Former Birmingham council leader Mike Whitby could quit authority after peerage
Economic Development
Harborne councillor will make his first trip to the House of Lords on Wednesday
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Peerage for former Birmingham City Council leader Mike Whitby
Economic Development
Mike Whitby to become Lord Whitby after David Cameron picks him to become a Tory peer
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Walsall Council leader dismisses West Midlands LEP proposal
Economic Development
Forthright response after Birmingham City Council leader Sir Albert Bore suggests local enterprise partnerships in the region should merge
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Top Jamaican honour for former Birmingham council leader Mike Whitby
Economic Development
Former Birmingham City Council leader Mike Whitby has been given a top honour from the Jamaican government.
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Plans to link up Birmingham tunnels hit by borrowing freeze
Economic Development
A freeze on borrowing has put the breaks on plans to link up the Queensway and St Chad's tunnels, Birmingham's transport chief has revealed.
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HS2's Curzon Street Station to link Birmingham to the Continent
Economic Development
A new high speed rail station in Birmingham city centre will have a platform for trains to the Continent, it has been revealed.
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Neil Elkes: What price the city jewels?
Economic Development
Former Birmingham City Council leader Mike Whitby set a few hares running some years back when he suggested that some of the city's assets could be sold to wealthy Arabs.
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A warm welcome to our city for Comrade Pickles
Economic Development
It’s not often that Labour and Conservative politicians can appear side by side in public without one trying to outdo the other.
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Iron Angle: Lord Adonis sticks the knife in at Lunar Society date
Economic Development
One doesn’t want to name drop, but it seems like only yesterday that I joined city council leader Mike Whitby in the office of then Schools Minister Lord Andrew Adonis to talk about Birmingham’s exciting plans to turn several under-performing schools into new city academies.
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Birmingham a model for other authorities, says leader Mike Whitby
Economic Development
Local government officials from across the world are making a point of visiting Birmingham to discover how once-failing public services have been transformed, city council leader Mike Whitby has claimed.
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