TOP lawyer and former Birmingham City Council manager Mirza Ahmad has announced he could stand as an independent candidate for Birmingham mayor if city residents vote to create one in May’s referendum.

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FRIENDS have paid tribute to Lord Corbett of Castle Vale, the former Birmingham MP who has died aged 78.

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POLICE are being moved away from frontline roles to carry out administrative work because of staffing cuts, an MP has claimed.

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THE Birmingham MP at the centre of a major row over Britain’s £1.2 billion aid package to India has insisted the policy will not change.

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A BIRMINGHAM MP has backed calls to put respectable families at the top of the queue for housing.

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INTERNET providers should do more to remove extremist material which could promote terrorism and violence, an inquiry backed by two West Midlands MPs has warned.

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BRITAIN must push for an investigation into the discovery of more than 6,000 unmarked graves in Kashmir, according to a city MP.

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BUSINESS leaders have backed calls for the Government to invest in Birmingham Airport – and reject plans for a new “Boris Island” flight hub in the Thames.

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WEST Midlands Police has already lost more than 600 officers as it attempts to save £126 million, the Home Office has revealed.

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