A blue dawn in Brum
Fourteen years of Labour dominance are over. How will a new 'rainbow' council coalition fare?
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The Black Country’s mental health trust is in a worsening crisis
In hospitals intended to provide a ‘place of safety’, five people have died in three years
Labour has lost control — what’s next?
Plus: Reform swoop Sandwell, potential alliances, and remembering Erdington’s world-class club
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