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A BIG STEP FORWARD FOR EAST BIRMINGHAM
My plan for one of the biggest regeneration projects in the country has taken another major step forward, driven by Mayor Richard Parker. The new Birmingham East Mayoral Development Corporation (BEMDC) is Britain's biggest development corporation since the one set up after the 2012 Olympics. It will accelerate £11 billion of investment, thousands of jobs and homes, plus major improvements to local infrastructure, like the tram extension. I have been battling for this for 15
Liam Byrne MP
May 20
£90,000 for Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens
£90,000 has just landed for Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens! This is the first step of a much bigger plan - climate work, tree health, community horticulture and eventually a brand new visitor centre. The Gardens deserved proper investment, not just good intentions. Too often, big infrastructure money gets spent everywhere except the places it passes through. HS2 investment should mean something for the communities living alongside it. This is what HS2 investment should look li
Liam Byrne MP
May 20
CRACKDOWN ON ORGANISED CRIME ON OUR HIGH STREETS
The West Midlands is getting extra officers from the new National Crime Agency unit to go after the criminal gangs laundering money through vape shops and mini-marts on our high streets. I have been campaigning for action to protect honest businesses on our high streets and this is a welcome first step. A new cell in the National Crime Agency will co-ordinate action against this criminal activity - plus there is funding for trading standards to toughen up our response to sha
Liam Byrne MP
May 19
CONTRACT AWARDED FOR WASHWOOD HEATH HS2 SITE
For years I've been pushing to unlock the Washwood Heath HS2 site. A contract is now being awarded - and this brownfield site, sitting in the middle of one of the highest unemployment areas in Britain, will finally become a business hub with the first wave of thousands of new jobs. See link for more: https://www.facebook.com/reel/3501905703297871
Liam Byrne MP
May 15
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