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Significant risks and challenges remain in relation to the scale and speed of Birmingham City Council's improvement programme, a letter to the communities secretary has revealed. The Birmingham Independent Improvement Panel, set up in the wake of Lord Kerslake's damning report last year, wrote to Greg Clark to voice concerns over the pace of progress in developing a city partnership and an agreed vision for the city. Jeremy Corbyn has welcomed the selection of Oldham Council leader Jim McMahon (above) as Labour's candidate to stand in a parliamentary by-election. Mr McMahon fought off competition from three other candidates to be selected to stand in the Oldham West and Royton by-election, triggered by the death of Michael Meacher last month.