GMB London Region Acting Political Officer Vaughan West re-elected as Chair of the Eastern Region Labour Party at the Regional Board AGM

On Saturday 2nd December, GMB London Region Organiser, Vaughan West, was unanimously elected as the Chair of the East of England Labour Party Board at their AGM

GMB London calls for urgent action in the 10 local authorities in the East of England identified as social mobility "coldspots" in new report from the Social Mobility Commission

East of England 51 councils show drop of 77,200 in headcount for employment numbers between 2010 and 2017 new GMB study shows

GMB London call on councils to be more active against fly-tipping with 75,447 incidents in East of England in year to end March 2017

Average rents for a two bedroom property increase 27% since 2011 in East of England new GMB study shows

17,650 new dwellings completed in Eastern region in 2016/17 of which only 2,690 are social housing units, way below target to meet demand new GMB London study shows

Earnings in all 9 areas in the East of England still below 2007 level once inflation has been taken into account new GMB study shows

GMB study show average house prices over 9 times average earnings in Eastern England