Politics - Page 2
Birmingham leaders demand government support to protect businesses during lockdown
Staff Reporter
November 3, 2020 | 06:50 am
Birmingham business leaders and politicians are demanding greater support from the government for city traders amid the coronavirus crisis and impending second lockdown. City MPs including Liam Byrne, Preet Kaur Gill and Shabana…
Hundreds gather in Birmingham for ‘Women’s Strike’ against abortion legislation in Poland
Staff Reporter
November 1, 2020 | 05:33 pm
A rally of around 500 women has taken place in Birmingham, campaigning in defence of abortion rights in Poland. The pro-choice protest was held in response to Poland’s constitutional tribunal declaring that abortions in…
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces month-long national lockdown for England
Staff Reporter
October 31, 2020 | 07:42 pm
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a second national lockdown for the whole of England, as the UK exceeds one million COVID-19 cases. Lockdown rules to be enforced from Thursday 5 November…
West Mids mayor Andy Street pledges to adopt new boardroom racial equality scheme
Staff Reporter
October 31, 2020 | 04:52 pm
West Midlands mayor Andy Street has pledged to adopt a new scheme tackling boardroom inequality, following the decision by Birmingham City Council to embrace the same initiative to tackle racial prejudice in the…
Jeremy Corbyn suspended from Labour party over antisemitism, challenges decision
Staff Reporter
October 29, 2020 | 01:31 pm
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been suspended from the party following a report on his handling of antisemitism, but has vowed to challenge the decision. The Member of Parliament for…
BLACK HISTORY MONTH | INTERVIEW: Sharon Thompson
Morshed Akhtar
October 25, 2020 | 10:20 am
Sharon Thompson has been a Labour Councillor for the Birmingham North Edgbaston ward since 2014 and has a genuine passion to improve her local area. Once homeless herself, and a single…
New COVID-19 measures and curfews introduced for UK businesses to curb infection rates
Staff Reporter
September 23, 2020 | 12:30 pm
Businesses could be subject to new fines of £10,000 if they fail to adhere to new guidance surrounding measures such as curfews and face coverings announced by the Government yesterday…
Social gatherings of more than six to be banned in England
Staff Reporter
September 9, 2020 | 06:13 am
Social gatherings of more than six people will be illegal in England from Monday in response to a sharp rise in coronavirus cases across the country. Currently, the lawful limit on gatherings…
West Midlands MP John Spellar backs campaign to keep local Sikh woman in the UK
Staff Reporter
July 29, 2020 | 05:33 pm
Smethwick MP John Spellar has taken up the case of a 75-year-old woman living in the West Midlands, who has been threatened with deportation by UK immigration services. The Member…
Over 50,000 back campaign to stop UK deportation of Smethwick woman Gurmit Kaur
Staff Reporter
July 27, 2020 | 12:36 pm
Over 50,000 people have signed an online petition calling for an elderly Smethwick woman to remain in the UK after she was threatened with deportation. 75-year-old Sikh woman Gurmit Kaur…