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Jonathan Walker
The Birmingham Post's Political Editor based at Westminster.
Midlands councils demand compensation after government tears up HS2 plans
High Speed 2
Leaders from across the region have now called for financial support from government and last year's downgrade to be reversed
Andy Street strikes bid for new devolution deal
West Midlands
West Midlands Mayor says talks will start imminently as region battles to take control of skills and training, energy and investment
New inquiry launched into downgrade of HS2
Transport
Cross-party Transport Select Committee will examine issues related to last year's Integrated Rail Plan including decision to cancel Leeds leg of high-speed rail scheme
New direct rail services from Birmingham to Nottingham and Derby but HS2 eastern leg downgraded
West Midlands
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps defends £96bn rail masterplan
MP claims HS2 will cost over £160bn
High Speed 2
Midlands Tory MP tells Parliament that whistleblowers have shown him documents outlining spiralling costs of high-speed rail project
Work on eastern leg of HS2 stops
High Speed 2
Project's chief executive says he is awaiting guidance from government on way forward
Plans in for massive Coventry gigafactory
West Midlands
Coventry Airport and city council joint venture lodge application for 5.7m sq ft site which could create 6,000 jobs
West Midlands Mayor and Aston Villa chief condemn Super League football plan
West Midlands
There is not much support from leaders in the region for the proposed new breakaway league
BBC to open centre of production excellence in Birmingham
BBC
Plan is part of a raft of measures aimed at moving production outside of the capital into the UK regions
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng to hold meeting over Birmingham GKN plant
West Midlands
Union representatives and MP Jack Dromey will meet with the minister to discuss the future of the beleaguered plant in north Birmingham
Midlands transport chiefs submit £400m wishlist to Chancellor
Transport
Midlands Connect outlines its funding hopes ahead of the Budget as it seeks to drive economic growth across the region through improved rail and transport infrastructure
Jaguar Land Rover 'to axe 2,000 roles' over the next year
West Midlands
Luxury car manufacturer has told staff it plans to cut the salaried positions such as management and designers
New 'gigafactory' plan for West Midlands airport
West Midlands
Newly formed partnership will push ahead with securing planning permission to build electric car battery factory at airport site
Midlands business leaders urge Boris Johnson to build HS2 in full
Transport
Part of phase two of high-speed rail line could be scrapped if the Government follows recommendations from the National Infrastructure Commission
West Midlands mayoral elections will take place in May
West Midlands
Government confirms second poll to appoint a directly elected mayor will not be delayed again after the original election last year was postponed because of covid
GKN wields axe over Birmingham plant as 519 staff face redundancy
West Midlands
Latest blow following controversial 2018 takeover as bosses say site in north of the city is no longer viable
West Midlands risks 'losing thousands of jobs' without gigafactory
West Midlands
Mayoral candidate Liam Byrne paints stark picture of future for region's automotive sector without new EV battery plant
Little change for West Midlands in latest covid-19 tier restrictions
West Midlands
Health Secretary Matt Hancock maintains status quo in the region but big boost for Herefordshire which drops to tier 1
Rail review recommends cuts to HS2 proposals
West Midlands
National Infrastructure Commission says new high-speed line travelling north east from Birmingham should stop near Nottingham
Thousands of Birmingham jobs lost due to covid-19 - report
West Midlands
Analysis of current economic situation paints gloomy picture but business leaders say there are reasons to be optimistic
Birmingham remains on coronavirus watchlist for second week
West Midlands
City is yet to move into full lockdown but is being kept under close scrutiny by the Government
New government funding to support regeneration of Birmingham station
West Midlands
Department for Transport awards £12m to project which received the green light in June
Prime Minister to deliver key economy speech in Dudley
West Midlands
Boris Johnson expected to travel to Black Country to outline plans to invest billions to help UK battle back against impact of coronavirus lockdown
NEC to launch Nightingale Hospital this weekend
West Midlands
Massive campus which usually hosts business conferences and live events will join the battle to fight covid-19
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