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| Corbynmania climaxes as fans celebrate online | Corbynmania climaxes as fans celebrate online |
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| Jeremy Corbyn’s campaigners and detractors have reacted with both jubilance and fear for the future, with both camps having led passionate online campaigns throughout the contest. | Jeremy Corbyn’s campaigners and detractors have reacted with both jubilance and fear for the future, with both camps having led passionate online campaigns throughout the contest. |
| Unlike many other waves behind political movements, which never translated to real change, the Corbyn online fandom actually went out and voted in their man, rather than just liking him on Facebook. | Unlike many other waves behind political movements, which never translated to real change, the Corbyn online fandom actually went out and voted in their man, rather than just liking him on Facebook. |
| Now he’s officially the leader of the opposition, here’s how the internet reacted to Corbyn’s landslide victory: | Now he’s officially the leader of the opposition, here’s how the internet reacted to Corbyn’s landslide victory: |
| Corbynmania climaxes as fans celebrate | Corbynmania climaxes as fans celebrate |
| Corbyn’s supporters have been prolific in their use of social media throughout the campaign, buoyed by a number of high-profile champions in the media and entertainment worlds. | Corbyn’s supporters have been prolific in their use of social media throughout the campaign, buoyed by a number of high-profile champions in the media and entertainment worlds. |
| One of the first to celebrate a Corbyn victory was Pablo Iglesias, the leader of Spain’s left-wing Podemos party, which has enjoyed similar surges of support, particularly among the young. | |
| Those two pillars of democracy - choice and hope - have today been restored to British politics. Well done @jeremycorbyn #labourleadership | Those two pillars of democracy - choice and hope - have today been restored to British politics. Well done @jeremycorbyn #labourleadership |
| Corbyn is affable, yet passionate and serious of purpose. Like a woodwork teacher by day, Vampire Hunter by night. | Corbyn is affable, yet passionate and serious of purpose. Like a woodwork teacher by day, Vampire Hunter by night. |
| I tried having a Blairite heart transplant and yet everything Corbyn says, his honesty and integrity, makes me cheer. #labourleadership | I tried having a Blairite heart transplant and yet everything Corbyn says, his honesty and integrity, makes me cheer. #labourleadership |
| Smashed it. Won it in round one. Unelectable, my arse. #JezWeCan #JezWeDid | Smashed it. Won it in round one. Unelectable, my arse. #JezWeCan #JezWeDid |
| Jeremy Corbyn has won the biggest against all odds victory in British political history. That was the easy bit. | Jeremy Corbyn has won the biggest against all odds victory in British political history. That was the easy bit. |
| Today we didn't fall down a cliff we climbed up a mountain #labourleadership | Today we didn't fall down a cliff we climbed up a mountain #labourleadership |
| Corbyn's victory as leader of the Labour party is great news, it's a step forward towards a change in Europe for the benefit of the people. | Corbyn's victory as leader of the Labour party is great news, it's a step forward towards a change in Europe for the benefit of the people. |
| Gloom for some long-term Labour supporters | Gloom for some long-term Labour supporters |
| Not all of the party’s supporters were celebrating, though the landslide of support for Corbyn meant there was little dispute he has an extraordinary mandate. | Not all of the party’s supporters were celebrating, though the landslide of support for Corbyn meant there was little dispute he has an extraordinary mandate. |
| Much of the criticism hinged on the belief that Corbyn could split the party, and would not be a credible threat to the Conservatives in 2020. | Much of the criticism hinged on the belief that Corbyn could split the party, and would not be a credible threat to the Conservatives in 2020. |
| Labour hasn't elected the new Karl Marx. They've elected the Left's Sarah Palin. The man can't even string a coherent sentence together. | Labour hasn't elected the new Karl Marx. They've elected the Left's Sarah Palin. The man can't even string a coherent sentence together. |
| The end is nigh. Labour has picked up the gun, it is pointed directly at its head and it is about to fire #corbyn | The end is nigh. Labour has picked up the gun, it is pointed directly at its head and it is about to fire #corbyn |
| Several members on Twitter said they would be leaving the party in the wake of the Corbyn victory. | Several members on Twitter said they would be leaving the party in the wake of the Corbyn victory. |
| @louisemartin25 me pic.twitter.com/O7hUEc8PGL | @louisemartin25 me pic.twitter.com/O7hUEc8PGL |
| @RobbieTravers I have just sent my quit notice by email to Corbyn labour... pic.twitter.com/VlX7VkYOwk | @RobbieTravers I have just sent my quit notice by email to Corbyn labour... pic.twitter.com/VlX7VkYOwk |
| Conservatives are celebrating Corbyn’s win | Conservatives are celebrating Corbyn’s win |
| Funny thing is, for decades the Tories have been trying to pin the "Loony Left" label on Labour, often without foundation. Not hard now! | Funny thing is, for decades the Tories have been trying to pin the "Loony Left" label on Labour, often without foundation. Not hard now! |
| Our economic and defence security at risk with election of maverick #Corbyn as #Labour leader | Our economic and defence security at risk with election of maverick #Corbyn as #Labour leader |
| Dear Barrow in Furness, Labour have just elected a man who will close the sub yards and put thousands out of work | Dear Barrow in Furness, Labour have just elected a man who will close the sub yards and put thousands out of work |
| It's done. It's over. #labourleadership #JezWeCan pic.twitter.com/V8vkwezMMl | It's done. It's over. #labourleadership #JezWeCan pic.twitter.com/V8vkwezMMl |
| Labour leadership result being announced just a champagne cork pop away from CCHQ | Labour leadership result being announced just a champagne cork pop away from CCHQ |
| Tony Blair didn’t get a mention in the hall – but he did online | Tony Blair didn’t get a mention in the hall – but he did online |
| Many commentators watching the proceedings at the QEII conference centre in Westminster were quick to point out how minimal any mentions of the Blair or Brown years were in any of the speeches, not just from Corbyn, but also from deputy leader Tom Watson, or Iain McNicol, the chair of the Labour party. | |
| Ed Miliband getting huge cheers and Blair and Brown not getting a mention. The world has gone mad. Who needs election winners? | Ed Miliband getting huge cheers and Blair and Brown not getting a mention. The world has gone mad. Who needs election winners? |
| No namecheck for Blair or Brown, only Attlee and Smith, from Labour gen sec Iain McNicol. Worried about boos? | No namecheck for Blair or Brown, only Attlee and Smith, from Labour gen sec Iain McNicol. Worried about boos? |
| Says a lot abt #Labour that Gen Sec Iain McNicol praises Attlee & Smith but cant mention its two biggest electoral victors Wilson & Blair. | Says a lot abt #Labour that Gen Sec Iain McNicol praises Attlee & Smith but cant mention its two biggest electoral victors Wilson & Blair. |
| But on Twitter, and among the crowds outside the hall, the ex-prime minister was at the forefront of many people’s minds. | But on Twitter, and among the crowds outside the hall, the ex-prime minister was at the forefront of many people’s minds. |
| Looking forward to Tony Blair's Observer piece tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/LAYQk0XHS4 | Looking forward to Tony Blair's Observer piece tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/LAYQk0XHS4 |
| The next Tony Blair is about to give up on Labour and start wondering if he can drag the Tories leftwards instead. | The next Tony Blair is about to give up on Labour and start wondering if he can drag the Tories leftwards instead. |
| Many started tweeting Blair’s official account with faux concern. | Many started tweeting Blair’s official account with faux concern. |
| #labourleadership 251,417 the amount of heart transplants @tonyblairoffice could afford | #labourleadership 251,417 the amount of heart transplants @tonyblairoffice could afford |
| .@tonyblairoffice u ok hun? | .@tonyblairoffice u ok hun? |
| Can you ask Tony if he's okay? @tonyblairoffice #labourleadership | Can you ask Tony if he's okay? @tonyblairoffice #labourleadership |
| Heavyweight resignations announced – but Corbynistas weren’t mourning | Heavyweight resignations announced – but Corbynistas weren’t mourning |
| Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary, and Rachel Reeves, the shadow work and pensions secretary, were among the first to say they would not serve, and Jamie Reed, a shadow health minister, published his resignation letter on Twitter while Corbyn was still giving his victory speech. Others, including Ed Miliband and Emma Reynolds, also said they would be on the backbenches come next week. | Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary, and Rachel Reeves, the shadow work and pensions secretary, were among the first to say they would not serve, and Jamie Reed, a shadow health minister, published his resignation letter on Twitter while Corbyn was still giving his victory speech. Others, including Ed Miliband and Emma Reynolds, also said they would be on the backbenches come next week. |
| Yvette Cooper Chuka Umunna Rachel Reeves Tristram Hunt Emma Reynolds Liz Kendall Jamie Reed have all resigned from the frontbench | Yvette Cooper Chuka Umunna Rachel Reeves Tristram Hunt Emma Reynolds Liz Kendall Jamie Reed have all resigned from the frontbench |
| Congratulations to Jeremy Corbyn. My resignation letter from the @UKLabour front bench. pic.twitter.com/Ul6XfvEHkZ | Congratulations to Jeremy Corbyn. My resignation letter from the @UKLabour front bench. pic.twitter.com/Ul6XfvEHkZ |
| Confirmation by @TristramHuntMP he will not serve in @jeremycorbyn shad cab: JC deserves respect for victory + space to build his own team | Confirmation by @TristramHuntMP he will not serve in @jeremycorbyn shad cab: JC deserves respect for victory + space to build his own team |
| When I return from maternity leave in January I will serve my constituents in Leeds West, party & new leadership from backbenches. #Labour | When I return from maternity leave in January I will serve my constituents in Leeds West, party & new leadership from backbenches. #Labour |
| Congratulations to @jeremyforlabour - he needs to space to build his own team. I will serve our party and my constituents from backbenches. | Congratulations to @jeremyforlabour - he needs to space to build his own team. I will serve our party and my constituents from backbenches. |
| But many of Corbyn’s supporters said it was right that those who had not supported his leadership should leave and allow Corbyn to build his own team in the frontbenches. John McDonnell, another veteran left-winger, is widely tipped to be offered the post of shadow chancellor. | But many of Corbyn’s supporters said it was right that those who had not supported his leadership should leave and allow Corbyn to build his own team in the frontbenches. John McDonnell, another veteran left-winger, is widely tipped to be offered the post of shadow chancellor. |
| To those resigning from the shadow cabinet: good riddance. You've now made it clear that you had no intention of building a fairer country. | To those resigning from the shadow cabinet: good riddance. You've now made it clear that you had no intention of building a fairer country. |
| All these resignations are like the kids that take their ball home when their friends want to play Curby instead of football. | All these resignations are like the kids that take their ball home when their friends want to play Curby instead of football. |
| Public resignations timed to coincide with others' success are exactly the kind of politics people are sick of #labourleadership | Public resignations timed to coincide with others' success are exactly the kind of politics people are sick of #labourleadership |
| Will the Labour party ever have a woman leader? | Will the Labour party ever have a woman leader? |
| It did not escape the attention of the internet that all three key positions, of leader, deputy leader and London mayoral candidate are now held by men. | It did not escape the attention of the internet that all three key positions, of leader, deputy leader and London mayoral candidate are now held by men. |
| But it was also especially noted that with McNicol and Jim Kennedy, chair of Labour’s NEC – the other speakers – not a single woman was on the stage at any time. | But it was also especially noted that with McNicol and Jim Kennedy, chair of Labour’s NEC – the other speakers – not a single woman was on the stage at any time. |
| Labour claims to be the party of progress and opportunity? So why doesn't it elect women? Khan: London. Corbyn: leader. Watson: deputy. | Labour claims to be the party of progress and opportunity? So why doesn't it elect women? Khan: London. Corbyn: leader. Watson: deputy. |
| No women spoke at this special conference. | No women spoke at this special conference. |
| We had our wonderful Labour women leader in Scotland at the special conference @kdugdalemsp as well as @HarrietHarman both could have spoken | We had our wonderful Labour women leader in Scotland at the special conference @kdugdalemsp as well as @HarrietHarman both could have spoken |
| Cheers that Labour has more women MPs than the Tories. And one century soon, who knows, one may get to be leader. | Cheers that Labour has more women MPs than the Tories. And one century soon, who knows, one may get to be leader. |
| I can't believe Labour is congratulating itself on its gender equality when it's about to elect three men in leadership posts. | I can't believe Labour is congratulating itself on its gender equality when it's about to elect three men in leadership posts. |
| What do women have to do to be elected leader, deputy leader or mayoral candidate for Labour? | What do women have to do to be elected leader, deputy leader or mayoral candidate for Labour? |
| Jeremy Corbyn needs to announce a shadow cabinet that's at least 50/50 men/women. If Sturgeon can then NEW RED Labour can. #labourleadership | Jeremy Corbyn needs to announce a shadow cabinet that's at least 50/50 men/women. If Sturgeon can then NEW RED Labour can. #labourleadership |
| Andy Burnham was magnanimous, his team not so much ... | Andy Burnham was magnanimous, his team not so much ... |
| Spot the difference, this one from the MP’s main account. | Spot the difference, this one from the MP’s main account. |
| Congratulations @jeremycorbyn on your victory. The priority now is to unite and to take on the Tories. | Congratulations @jeremycorbyn on your victory. The priority now is to unite and to take on the Tories. |
| This one got deleted. | This one got deleted. |
| Tweeting from the wrong account, @Andy4Leader… pic.twitter.com/H6nwVDgp7I | Tweeting from the wrong account, @Andy4Leader… pic.twitter.com/H6nwVDgp7I |
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