A call to automatically shortlist veterans for West Midlands Combined Authority jobs has been made by a mayoral candidate.
Labour candidate Liam Byrne MP has made the call as part of a plan to support former Armed Forces personnel and their families.
The move would see veterans automatically shortlisted for posts at the combined authority – headed by the West Midlands mayor – if they apply.
Also among the plans is an idea for a centre of excellence for the treatment of injuries, rehabilitation and sport at the new hospital planned for Arden Cross, Solihull involving Birmingham’s Royal Centre for Defence Medicine and the Commonwealth Games.