Load mobile navigation

Liam Byrne

Asda co-owners face MP grilling on fuel prices and company structure
Retail & High Street
The Leeds-based firm has faced criticism on "bumped up" petrol prices
Bookmark
Asda owners insist chain had no ‘strategy’ to profit from higher fuel prices
Asda
TDR Capital co-owns Asda with brothers Mohsin and Zuber Issa
Bookmark
Asda boss Mohsin Issa says he is not worried about size of group debt and that there is 'no gap' in its finances
Asda
Supermarket group has faced criticism from unions over finance structures
Bookmark
Ex-Wilko chair apologises for lost jobs and says disastrous Liz Truss mini-budget contributed to chain's collapse
Retail & High Street
Lisa Wilkinson, 'I am devastated that we have let each and every one of those people down with the insolvency of Wilko'
Bookmark
Andy Street re-elected as West Midlands Mayor
West Midlands
Former John Lewis managing director has won a second term until 2024 to lead the West Midlands Combined Authority
Bookmark
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
Bookmark
Business and civic leaders call for more support in Birmingham
West Midlands
New letter to Chancellor Rishi Sunak calling for further support for those hardest hit by latest coronavirus lockdown which starts today
Bookmark
'We urgently need your help' - Birmingham's business and political leaders warn of 'bleak winter' without government support
West Midlands
Joint statement issued by business, political and trade union leaders calls for greater financial backing for city and says many hospitality business will not survive the winter
Bookmark
HS2 review panel stood down but report is delayed
Politics
Panel investigating the future of the high-speed rail project will not present their findings until after the General Election however a date is yet to be announced
Bookmark
HS2 to be hit by delays of up to three years
High Speed 2
Government is expected to announce a delay this week which would see first phase not complete until as late as 2029
Bookmark
Birmingham Post Power 250 2017: Politics
Andy Street
Some of the key movers in the West Midlands' political sphere
Bookmark
West Midlands Mayor survey - what do the experts and candidates say
Politics
NHS and immigration important issues to voters even though they are not mayor's responsibility
Bookmark
Given this choice for Metro Mayor, some have chosen to opt out
Ian Austin
The are three reasons why the West Midlands Metro Mayor job may not have attracted a strong short-list of candidates
Bookmark
Why are we so scared of aiming high? A Commonwealth Games bid would show ambition
Commonwealth Games
This week we look at Commonwealth Games, election foul play and the new IKEA store
Bookmark
Hammond: Quitting EU will damage car industry in the Midlands
European Union
The Foreign Secretary tells Jonathan Walker that the stakes are too high to consider leaving Europe
Bookmark
Birmingham wins tug of war over former LDV land
LDV Vans
Ruling means site will be shared between HS2 and manufacturers in major jobs boost for the city
Bookmark
Contest to become the first mayor of the West Midlands has already begun
Politics
Labour has begun to think about how it will choose a candidate for next year's West Midlands metro-mayor election, but jockeying behind the scenes is already underway
Bookmark
Birmingham MP reveals misery of growing up with an alcoholic parent
Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne in call to help children of adults with drink problem as he tells of his own family history
Bookmark
Moderates must find an answer to Jeremy Corbyn, says Byrne
Politics
Birmingham MP Liam Byrne launched a battle for the soul of the Labour Party as he warned that “moderates” needed to explain how they would cut inequality
Bookmark
MPs call for Chancellor to up devolution offer in exchange for elected mayor
Liam Byrne
Politicians set out devolution demands after fears the region is being relegated to status of Sheffield
Bookmark
'George Osborne's got it in for us' say city MPs
China
Chancellor under fire from Birmingham politicians over apparent snub to the city during this week's visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping
Bookmark
A West Midlands mayor could lead to lower crime rates, claims David Jamieson
Crime
Police commissioner claims says all-powerful regional figure could be more effective
Bookmark
'Meltdown' of NHS services in east Birmingham behind hospital's £30m black hole
NHS
MP Liam Byrne: Cuts to GP and social services to blame for the spiralling £30 million debt at the Heart of England NHS Trust
Bookmark
It’s not just the Tories who are making Labour politicians nervous
Labour Party
Birmingham Labour politicians are endangered species thanks to boundary reviews and the ascent of Jeremy Corbyn
Bookmark
Story Saved
You can find this story in  My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.