National government

MP urges families to discuss organ donation decisions

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced plans to crack down on vape shops and betting stores.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced plans to crack down on vape shops and betting stores.

Government announces crackdown on betting and vape shops to revitalise high streets

Three Dudley primary schools will be offering free breakfast clubs from September

Three Dudley primary schools will be offering free breakfast clubs from September

Three Dudley schools to offer free breakfast clubs from September

Sonia Kumar MP hosted a Dudley summit on housing and furniture poverty

Sonia Kumar MP hosted a Dudley summit on housing and furniture poverty

Local government

Sonia Kumar MP hosts Dudley summit on housing and furniture poverty

Dayz Away Lodge

Dayz Away Lodge

National government

Black Country hotel housing asylum seekers to close - Home Office

Sonia Kumar MP is backing a new youth guarantee for Dudley

Sonia Kumar MP is backing a new youth guarantee for Dudley

MP Sonia Kumar welcomes funding to help Dudley young people into work

Dudley MP Sonia Kumar has praised a community food project after joining volunteers to mark National Volunteers’ Week

Dudley MP Sonia Kumar has praised a community food project after joining volunteers to mark National Volunteers’ Week

National government

MP Sonia Kumar helps serve meals at FoodCycle Dudley community event

Dudley residents are being invited to raise their concerns directly with MP Sonia Kumar at an open drop‑in this weekend.

Dudley residents are being invited to raise their concerns directly with MP Sonia Kumar at an open drop‑in this weekend.

National government

Residents invited to meet with Dudley MP Sonia Kumar this weekend

Sonia Kumar, MP for Dudley, joined business leaders at a roundtable organised by the Black Country Chamber of Commerce

Sonia Kumar, MP for Dudley, joined business leaders at a roundtable organised by the Black Country Chamber of Commerce

National government

Dudley MP joins business leaders for Black Country economy roundtable

Mike Wood MP celebrates his Duolingo Challenge success

Mike Wood MP celebrates his Duolingo Challenge success

Kingswinford scouts to share £2,000 after MP language challenge win

Sonia Kumar MP with candidates Tremaine Herbert and Jeff Ndlovu at the event

Sonia Kumar MP with candidates Tremaine Herbert and Jeff Ndlovu at the event

National government

Dudley MP praises turnout at Sedgley community Q&A

Prime Minister to meet mum of tragic Noah Sibanda

Prime Minister to meet mum of tragic Noah Sibanda

Prime Minister to meet mum of tragic Noah

Sonia Kumar hails new SEND school in Dudley as ‘lifeline’

Sonia Kumar hails new SEND school in Dudley as ‘lifeline’

Sonia Kumar hails new SEND school in Dudley as ‘lifeline’

Sonia Kumar backs an energy price cap cut for Dudley families

Sonia Kumar backs an energy price cap cut for Dudley families

Local government

Sonia Kumar backs energy price cap cut for Dudley families

Dudley MP Sonia Kumar met students to discuss social media safety

Dudley MP Sonia Kumar met students to discuss social media safety

National government

Sonia Kumar MP debates social media rules with Dudley students

Dudley MP Sonia Kumar visited Kyiv for the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion, joining leaders to honour Ukraine

Dudley MP Sonia Kumar visited Kyiv for the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion, joining leaders to honour Ukraine

National government

Dudley MP visits Kyiv on anniversary of Ukraine invasion

The UK Government’s new Animal Welfare Strategy, backed by Dudley MP Sonia Kumar, brings major reforms for pets, renters, farm animals and wildlife protection

The UK Government’s new Animal Welfare Strategy, backed by Dudley MP Sonia Kumar, brings major reforms for pets, renters, farm animals and wildlife protection

National government

Dudley pets and wildlife to benefit from new animal welfare plan

Paul Crofts, vice chair of Dudley Neighbourhood Board, Lauren Burgess Primrose Hill Community Church and Councillor Simon Phipps, cabinet member for economy and infrastructure

Paul Crofts, vice chair of Dudley Neighbourhood Board, Lauren Burgess Primrose Hill Community Church and Councillor Simon Phipps, cabinet member for economy and infrastructure

Local government

Plans submitted for £20 million regeneration funding for this part of borough

Eton College. Image/ Getty

Eton College. Image/ Getty

Government gives long-awaited verdict on Eton college plans after review

Sonia Kumar MP is calling for safety improvements at the crossing on Zoar Road, which links the two sites of Red Hall Primary School

Sonia Kumar MP is calling for safety improvements at the crossing on Zoar Road, which links the two sites of Red Hall Primary School

MP raises 'urgent' road safety concerns near school in parliament

Dudley MP Sonia Kumar has hailed the 2025 Budget reforms to Universal Credit and welfare caps, set to lift 4,020 local children out of poverty and help families

Dudley MP Sonia Kumar has hailed the 2025 Budget reforms to Universal Credit and welfare caps, set to lift 4,020 local children out of poverty and help families

National government

Dudley MP welcomes ‘transformative’ Budget for Dudley families

Michael Lewis said the decision not to recommend prostate cancer screening for all men is

Michael Lewis said the decision not to recommend prostate cancer screening for all men is

Prostate Cancer UK

Man criticises prostate cancer screening decision after "cautious" test saved life

Lorraine Griffin with her sons, Sam, aged 14 (L) and Benjamin, aged 13 (R)

Lorraine Griffin with her sons, Sam, aged 14 (L) and Benjamin, aged 13 (R)

‘This budget does nothing for struggling disabled families like mine’

The new Renters’ Rights Act is to ban no-fault evictions from May 1, with WMCA Mayor Richard Parker (pictured) pledging to target rogue landlords and improve standards

The new Renters’ Rights Act is to ban no-fault evictions from May 1, with WMCA Mayor Richard Parker (pictured) pledging to target rogue landlords and improve standards

National government

Crackdown on rogue landlords promised in West Midlands from May

Dudley North MP Sonia Kumar visited Cherry Tree Learning Centre, praising its specialist education for children with medical and mental health needs

Dudley North MP Sonia Kumar visited Cherry Tree Learning Centre, praising its specialist education for children with medical and mental health needs

MP praises Dudley school supporting pupils with complex needs

I am proud of myself, disability and all, and I think it has come from being in a community that accepts themselves, that has helped me accept myself.

I am proud of myself, disability and all, and I think it has come from being in a community that accepts themselves, that has helped me accept myself.

MPs have Disabled people's 'lives in their hands' but do they really understand?

Sonia Kumar has celebrated her first year in office

Sonia Kumar has celebrated her first year in office

National government

Dudley's first female and ethnic minority MP's year in office

One person who benefited from the scheme is Laura Suominen, founder of Ikigai

One person who benefited from the scheme is Laura Suominen, founder of Ikigai

West Midlands start-ups receive over £100m in government-backed loans

Dudley MP Sonia Kumar has welcomed £50 million VALOUR support network to transform veterans’ services

Dudley MP Sonia Kumar has welcomed £50 million VALOUR support network to transform veterans’ services

National government

Veterans in Dudley to benefit from new nationwide care plan

Sonia Kumar, MP for Dudley, has called for a national campaign to raise awareness of the support available for women suffering from incontinence.

Sonia Kumar, MP for Dudley, has called for a national campaign to raise awareness of the support available for women suffering from incontinence.

Dudley MP highlights need for national campaign to support women with incontinence

Samantha Billingham was in a controlling and abusive relationship for a number of years in her early 20s

Samantha Billingham was in a controlling and abusive relationship for a number of years in her early 20s

Coercive control

Survivor says coercive control law change is ‘sticking a plaster on a massive injury’

Sonia Kumar, MP for Dudley, joined world-leading researchers in Parliament for Evidence Week

Sonia Kumar, MP for Dudley, joined world-leading researchers in Parliament for Evidence Week

National government

Dudley MP given latest evidence on healthcare issues

Lord Ian Austin of Dudley

Lord Ian Austin of Dudley

National government

Former Dudley MP reappointed trade envoy to Israel

Cat Eccles MP speaking in the Commons previously

Cat Eccles MP speaking in the Commons previously

National government

MP abstained from vote on grooming gangs due to illness

Mr Westwood travelled to Westminster to watch the debate

Mr Westwood travelled to Westminster to watch the debate

National government

Pub landlord ‘extremely proud’ as viral election petition is debated in Parliament

Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls and MP for Birmingham Yardley, Jess Phillips

Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls and MP for Birmingham Yardley, Jess Phillips

National government

Why has Elon Musk criticised Birmingham MP Jess Phillips?

It will be used to fill potholes and repair roads across the region

It will be used to fill potholes and repair roads across the region

Local government

West Midlands to receive £171 million to fix roads and fill potholes

Baroness Jacqui Smith (left), minister for skills in the Department for Education, visited Dudley College of Technology with Dudley MP Sonia Kumar (right)

Baroness Jacqui Smith (left), minister for skills in the Department for Education, visited Dudley College of Technology with Dudley MP Sonia Kumar (right)

Government minister visits college

Mr Westwood is shocked at how much support his petition has received

Mr Westwood is shocked at how much support his petition has received

National government

Dudley landlord shock as A-list star and billionaire back his viral election petition

Bishop Martin Gorick

Bishop Martin Gorick

National government

Assisted Dying Bill: Bishop of Dudley issues call for more hospice funding

The government want to end the

The government want to end the

Local government

£100 million plan to bring 'London-style' buses to West Midlands

The plans would make bosses

The plans would make bosses

Knife ad fines welcomed by Wolverhampton mum whose son was killed with ninja sword

Stourbridge MP Cat Eccles giving her maiden speech in Parliament

Stourbridge MP Cat Eccles giving her maiden speech in Parliament

National government

MP highlights Stourbridge's history and heritage in maiden speech in the Commons

The Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset will cease operations in January

The Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset will cease operations in January

Local government

Asylum seekers from Bibby Stockholm vessel transferred to Wolverhampton

Dudley Labour MP Sonia Kumar

Dudley Labour MP Sonia Kumar

Local government

Budget will 'fix the NHS, repair roads and rebuild Britain' - Dudley's MP says

Stourbridge MP Cat Eccles

Stourbridge MP Cat Eccles

Local government

MP says Budget measures will 'lift Britain out of economic hardship'

West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker. PIC: WMCA

West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker. PIC: WMCA

Local government

Mayor of West Midlands hails Labour Government’s first budget as 'great news'

Mike Wood MP presents the Heritage Public Houses Bill to Parliament

Mike Wood MP presents the Heritage Public Houses Bill to Parliament

MP presents Crooked House-inspired Bill to Parliament

Former MP Suzanne Webb and councillors Adam Davies and Wayne Little with pensioners in Brierley Hill

Former MP Suzanne Webb and councillors Adam Davies and Wayne Little with pensioners in Brierley Hill

Local government

Brierley Hill pensioners face 'hard choices' with loss of winter fuel payment

Oak Farm Quarry Landfill at Himley

Oak Farm Quarry Landfill at Himley

Landfill firm next to Crooked House taken to court over pollution risks

Mike Wood MP speaking in the House of Commons on the Winter Fuel Allowance

Mike Wood MP speaking in the House of Commons on the Winter Fuel Allowance

National government

MP gives impassioned speech in Commons about axing of the Winter Fuel Allowance

Cllr Wayne Little, Suzanne Webb and Cllr Adam Davies at Venture Way - near the location earmarked for the new state-of-the-art learning centre

Cllr Wayne Little, Suzanne Webb and Cllr Adam Davies at Venture Way - near the location earmarked for the new state-of-the-art learning centre

New £16m transport tech centre proposed for Brierley Hill now closer to reality

Dudley North Conservative MP Marco Longhi speaking in the House of Commons today (Thursday May 9)

Dudley North Conservative MP Marco Longhi speaking in the House of Commons today (Thursday May 9)

Local government

Dudley MP instructs staff not to deal with asylum cases

Fewer Dudley families received child benefits last year

Fewer Dudley families received child benefits last year

Fewer Dudley families received child benefits last year