Leaders of six local authorities have come together to set up an alliance to bring in a raft of measures to help north-east London.

Made up of Barking and Dagenham, Enfield, Havering, Newham, Redbridge and Waltham Forest councils, the North East London Strategic Alliance (NELSA) has been set up.

It will focus on delivering new homes, jobs, improving skills, transportation and better public services.

Enfield council’s leader Councillor Doug Taylor said: “Our boroughs are the growth powerhouses of London, providing thousands of homes and jobs and better transport links while providing a home to nearly a fifth of London’s population.

"Here in Enfield we want to work with our partners in NELSA to deliver huge improvements to our sub-region and lobby the Government to give us the power to deliver real change and real improvements to the lives of millions of people.

“We want to work with our partners across London and beyond to influence the way London evolves and get the very best deal for north-east London and its residents. We know by working together we have the capacity to deliver genuine change and deliver huge benefits through the devolution of public services in the capital.”

Chairman of NELSA and Waltham Forest’s council leader Chris Robbins added: “NELSA brings together six boroughs that are perfectly-placed to put forward a clear vision for north-east London and set future improvements in motion.

“This area of London deserves better representation at a national and regional level of decision-making and we intend to make sure this happens. And in partnership with the Local London eight borough sub regional partnership, we want to secure greater devolution of powers from central government so that we can better enable growth and development in our areas – such as building more homes, helping more people into work and being able to do more to support schools, businesses and local investment.

The leaders and mayors of NELSA’s local authority members have now signed an agreement pledging to act as ambassadors for the entire area covered by the alliance, influencing key decision-makers and the development of policy in London.