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Jeremy Corbyn has said that he and deputy leader Tom Watson are looking into "digital ways of involving people" in the debate over Trident, suggesting that there could be a "vote of individual members" on the decision. However, outgoing GMB…
Tim Roache has today been elected as the new general secretary of GMB, one of the UK's biggest trade unions and major backer of the Labour Party. He replaces Paul Kenny, who has been in the post since 2005, and stood down at the end of his…
Yesterday the Tories brought forward their much debated Trade Union Bill. It is quite frankly an assault on working people that even Thatcher wouldn't have dared. But these children of Thatcher are set on creating a perfect storm to remove…
Tim Roache yesterday announced he's standing to be the next General Secretary of GMB Union. GMB is one of the country's biggest trade unions and is affiliated to the Labour party. The current General Secretary is Paul Kenny, who was first…
Our lives our defined by our work, the communities we come from and our most strongly held values and beliefs. Defending and strengthening our rights at work is at the heart of what it means to be Labour. Back in 2009, the Information…
Sadiq Khan has won the first trade union endorsements of the race to be Labour's candidate for Mayor of London next year. Both Unite and GMB, two of the UK's biggest unions, have put their support behind the Tooting MP's campaign. The…
Over the past 18 months there has been significant progress towards the implementation of universal free school meals. Infants are now entitled to a free hot lunch every day, regardless of their family’s circumstances. However, as we move…
After interviewing the candidates yesterday, GMB have today announced that they will be backing Neil Findlay to be leader of the Scottish Labour Party and Katy Clark to be deputy leader. This makes GMB the seventh trade union to back the…
A recent poll has found that 45% of Labour supporters are for a referendum on the EU, with 36% against it. The polling conducted by YouGov for think tank British Future between 14th and 15th September also found that when looked at in terms…
General secretary of the GMB, Paul Kenny, has said that Labour should commit to having a referendum on the EU. Although Kenny is in favour of remaining in the EU, he told the Financial Times (£): “This is now not the European Union we…
It was only when I arrived in the UK that I became politically active. The first step was handing out anti-BNP leaflets for Unite Against Fascism outside Brixton tube station. It was the 2008 London Assembly elections and it was part of the…
Ed Miliband has already made two pledges on housing - that 200,000 homes a year will be built by 2020, and that action will be taken on the length and cost of private sector tenancies. Both have received broad support from across the party…
