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| Jeremy Corbyn wins Labour leadership contest | Jeremy Corbyn wins Labour leadership contest |
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| Veteran left-wing MP Jeremy Corbyn has been elected leader of the Labour Party by a landslide. | Veteran left-wing MP Jeremy Corbyn has been elected leader of the Labour Party by a landslide. |
| Mr Corbyn, who began the contest as a rank outsider, saw off a challenge from frontbenchers Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall. | Mr Corbyn, who began the contest as a rank outsider, saw off a challenge from frontbenchers Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall. |
| He gained 251,417 or 59.5% of first preference votes - his nearest rival, Mr Burnham, got 19%. | |
| Ms Cooper was third on 17% and Ms Kendall a distant fourth with 4.5% of the vote. | Ms Cooper was third on 17% and Ms Kendall a distant fourth with 4.5% of the vote. |
| A total of 422,664 people cast a vote - a turnout of 76%. Former minister and Gordon Brown ally Tom Watson was elected deputy leader. | A total of 422,664 people cast a vote - a turnout of 76%. Former minister and Gordon Brown ally Tom Watson was elected deputy leader. |
| Corbyn supporters chanted "Jez we did" as he took to the stage, putting on his glasses to deliver his acceptance speech. | Corbyn supporters chanted "Jez we did" as he took to the stage, putting on his glasses to deliver his acceptance speech. |
| The left winger, who has spent his entire 32 year career in the Commons on the backbenches, promised to fight for a more tolerant and inclusive Britain - and to tackle "grotesque levels of inequality in our society". | The left winger, who has spent his entire 32 year career in the Commons on the backbenches, promised to fight for a more tolerant and inclusive Britain - and to tackle "grotesque levels of inequality in our society". |
| He said the leadership campaign "showed our party and our movement, passionate, democratic, diverse, united and absolutely determined in our quest for a decent and better society that is possible for all". | He said the leadership campaign "showed our party and our movement, passionate, democratic, diverse, united and absolutely determined in our quest for a decent and better society that is possible for all". |
| "They are fed up with the inequality, the injustice, the unnecessary poverty. All those issues have brought people in, in a spirit of hope and optimism." | "They are fed up with the inequality, the injustice, the unnecessary poverty. All those issues have brought people in, in a spirit of hope and optimism." |
| He said his campaign had given the lie to claims that young Britons were apathetic about politics, showing instead that they are "a very political generation that were turned off by the way in which politics was being conducted. We have to, and must, change that." | He said his campaign had given the lie to claims that young Britons were apathetic about politics, showing instead that they are "a very political generation that were turned off by the way in which politics was being conducted. We have to, and must, change that." |
| Mr Corbyn added: "The fight back now of our party gathers speed and gathers pace." | Mr Corbyn added: "The fight back now of our party gathers speed and gathers pace." |
| Analysis by BBC deputy political editor James Landale | |
| Labour has elected its most left wing, most rebellious and most inexperienced leader in its history. | Labour has elected its most left wing, most rebellious and most inexperienced leader in its history. |
| And few in the party appear certain of what will happen next. | And few in the party appear certain of what will happen next. |
| Will Labour plunge into civil war as moderates refuse to stand in Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet and leftists organise to deselect Blairite MPs? | Will Labour plunge into civil war as moderates refuse to stand in Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet and leftists organise to deselect Blairite MPs? |
| Or will the mild-mannered Mr Corbyn surprise by reaching out to Middle England with the promise of a different kind of politics that appeals in an era of anti-politics? | Or will the mild-mannered Mr Corbyn surprise by reaching out to Middle England with the promise of a different kind of politics that appeals in an era of anti-politics? |
| Will the Conservatives attack or ignore Mr Corbyn and occupy even more of the political centre ground as Labour shifts left? | Will the Conservatives attack or ignore Mr Corbyn and occupy even more of the political centre ground as Labour shifts left? |
| Will Mr Corbyn's anti-war stance have an impact on the government's thinking on airstrikes over Syria? Will his Euroscepticism make Britain leaving the EU more likely? | Will Mr Corbyn's anti-war stance have an impact on the government's thinking on airstrikes over Syria? Will his Euroscepticism make Britain leaving the EU more likely? |
| And above all, will Mr Corbyn make Labour as unelectable as many of his MPs assume or provoke a long-repressed debate that renews the party for a new generation? | And above all, will Mr Corbyn make Labour as unelectable as many of his MPs assume or provoke a long-repressed debate that renews the party for a new generation? |
| At-a-glance guide to new Labour leader | At-a-glance guide to new Labour leader |
| What Corbyn's victory means for Labour | What Corbyn's victory means for Labour |
| How Corbyn won | How Corbyn won |
| The Jeremy Corbyn story | The Jeremy Corbyn story |
| An overwhelming 85% of people who signed up as affiliated supporters for £3 voted for Mr Corbyn - but he also topped the ballot among party members and trade unionists. | An overwhelming 85% of people who signed up as affiliated supporters for £3 voted for Mr Corbyn - but he also topped the ballot among party members and trade unionists. |
| The BBC's assistant political editor Norman Smith said this broad support gave Mr Corbyn a strong mandate and would silence those on the right of the Labour Party who had been plotting to get rid of Mr Corbyn at the earliest opportunity, as he had "totally obliterated" his opponents. | The BBC's assistant political editor Norman Smith said this broad support gave Mr Corbyn a strong mandate and would silence those on the right of the Labour Party who had been plotting to get rid of Mr Corbyn at the earliest opportunity, as he had "totally obliterated" his opponents. |
| The Islington North MP said his first action as Labour leader would be to join a demonstration with refugees. | The Islington North MP said his first action as Labour leader would be to join a demonstration with refugees. |
| Frontbench resignations | |
| He also made clear that his first day in Parliament as leader will see him oppose the government's efforts "to shackle unions in the Trade Union Bill which they are bringing forward on Monday". | He also made clear that his first day in Parliament as leader will see him oppose the government's efforts "to shackle unions in the Trade Union Bill which they are bringing forward on Monday". |
| Mr Corbyn's predecessor as Labour leader Ed Miliband gave his "full support" to Mr Corbyn but said he expected him to "reach out to all parts of our party". | Mr Corbyn's predecessor as Labour leader Ed Miliband gave his "full support" to Mr Corbyn but said he expected him to "reach out to all parts of our party". |
| Shadow health minister Jamie Reed, who has been an outspoken critic of Mr Corbyn, announced his resignation from the Labour front bench within seconds of his victory. Shadow work and pensions spokesman Rachel Reeves has also resigned. Shadow education spokesman Tristram Hunt has said he will not serve in a Corbyn shadow cabinet - and Yvette Cooper confirmed that she will return to the back benches. | Shadow health minister Jamie Reed, who has been an outspoken critic of Mr Corbyn, announced his resignation from the Labour front bench within seconds of his victory. Shadow work and pensions spokesman Rachel Reeves has also resigned. Shadow education spokesman Tristram Hunt has said he will not serve in a Corbyn shadow cabinet - and Yvette Cooper confirmed that she will return to the back benches. |
| Former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott urged others thinking of resigning to think again, saying the party had "overwhelmingly endorsed" Mr Corbyn, who he said had got more votes than Tony Blair when he won the leadership in 1994. | |
| "The party has spoken with a very strong voice. Get out and fight the Tories," Lord Prescott told BBC News. | "The party has spoken with a very strong voice. Get out and fight the Tories," Lord Prescott told BBC News. |
| 'Divided party' | |
| Len McCluskey, general secretary of the UK's biggest union Unite, congratulated Mr Corbyn and Mr Watson, saying: "Voters can now look at Labour and see, unquestionably, that it stands for fairness, justice, peace and strong communities. It is the party of hope, ready to take on a Government hell-bent on making life worse for ordinary people." | Len McCluskey, general secretary of the UK's biggest union Unite, congratulated Mr Corbyn and Mr Watson, saying: "Voters can now look at Labour and see, unquestionably, that it stands for fairness, justice, peace and strong communities. It is the party of hope, ready to take on a Government hell-bent on making life worse for ordinary people." |
| SNP leader and Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon congratulated Mr Corbyn and offered to work with him to oppose the renewal of Trident nuclear weapons and against "Tory austerity". | |
| But she added: "The reality today is that at a time when the country needs strong opposition to the Tories, Jeremy Corbyn leads a deeply, and very bitterly, divided party. | |
| "Indeed, if Labour cannot quickly demonstrate that they have a credible chance of winning the next UK general election, many more people in Scotland are likely to conclude that independence is the only alternative to continued Tory government." | |
| But Defence Secretary Michael Fallon, giving the Conservative Party's reaction, said: "Labour are now a serious risk to our nation's security, our economy's security and your family's security. | But Defence Secretary Michael Fallon, giving the Conservative Party's reaction, said: "Labour are now a serious risk to our nation's security, our economy's security and your family's security. |
| "Whether it's weakening our defences, raising taxes on jobs and earnings, racking up more debt and welfare or driving up the cost of living by printing money - Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party will hurt working people." | "Whether it's weakening our defences, raising taxes on jobs and earnings, racking up more debt and welfare or driving up the cost of living by printing money - Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party will hurt working people." |
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