The West Midlands is full of untapped talent and potential.
My Growth Plan is about unlocking opportunity - for everyone, in every place.
It’s not about politics or paperwork - it’s about the people in our region.
The situation in Rafah is very worrying. An Israeli offensive must not go ahead. There must be an end to the loss of innocent lives.
There should immediately be a ceasefire, the release of hostages and aid should be allowed into Gaza.
Nigel Farage collecting the failed 2010-2024 Tories like a Panini sticker album.
Just needs a shiny Boris Johnson to complete the 2019 season. #GotGotNeed
💼The first day on the job, lots of big meetings
🚌Speaking to @bbcmtd about my priorities to bring our buses back into public control
🏡Begin a huge social house building programme
📈Overhaul our skills agenda to give our young people and communities the best chances in life
Tom and I want to hit the back of the net with a new Sports Quarter in Birmingham - kick starting growth and investment across the region.
We went to No10 today to make this multi-billion investment a reality.
The Blues are back and so is Birmingham.
I've secured billions for transport across the West Midlands.
Proud that part of that will be backing @BCFC with investment in the Sports Quarter Metro that will change lives across our city.
Robert Jenrick’s comments are disgraceful. It shows a complete lack of respect for the people of our region. Handsworth is a community where people of different backgrounds all live and work side by side.
Birmingham is a proud, diverse city built by generations from every
EXCL: Robert Jenrick complained about visiting an area of Birmingham where he “didn’t see another white face” and said it was not the kind of country he wanted to live in @rowenamason reveals theguardian.com/politics/2025/…
Villa fans, I hear you! I promised you that I'd secure the funding for Witton Station's improvement works - and we've done that with this week's announcement.
We're now getting on with a delivery plan.
When I said we’d deliver for East Birmingham and North Solihull - I meant it.
Great to welcome @RachelReevesMP to see what this new Metro line will unlock: major investment, new homes, thousands of jobs - and better public transport for local people.
This is real progress. And
This is rich coming from a
A Tory Mayor who has a £50m black hole in his revenue budget,who hasn’t got the funding to complete 3 new train stations in Birmingham or a tram line in Dudley.
A Mayor who has stood-by in silence whilst Birmingham’s budget has been cut by £1 billion,