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| Jeremy Corbyn tops Labour constituency vote in leadership bid | Jeremy Corbyn tops Labour constituency vote in leadership bid |
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| Jeremy Corbyn is the most popular candidate for Labour leader among local constituency groups, according to the latest party nomination figures. | Jeremy Corbyn is the most popular candidate for Labour leader among local constituency groups, according to the latest party nomination figures. |
| He is backed by 162 constituency parties, with Yvette Cooper in second place with 121, then Andy Burnham with 118 and Liz Kendall with 21. | |
| The supporting nominations have no weight in the vote but give an insight into the views of active party members. | |
| Mr Corbyn also has the backing of the UK's two largest trade unions. | Mr Corbyn also has the backing of the UK's two largest trade unions. |
| All registered Labour Party supporters and affiliated supporters who join before midday on the 12 August can vote in the contest. Voting will being on 14 August. | All registered Labour Party supporters and affiliated supporters who join before midday on the 12 August can vote in the contest. Voting will being on 14 August. |
| 'Alarm bells' | 'Alarm bells' |
| Leadership candidate Andy Burnham has told the Guardian the Labour Party is at risk of splitting because of the provocative language used by supporters of left-wing candidate Mr Corbyn. | Leadership candidate Andy Burnham has told the Guardian the Labour Party is at risk of splitting because of the provocative language used by supporters of left-wing candidate Mr Corbyn. |
| Union leader Dave Ward described Blairites in the party as a "virus" to which Mr Corbyn was the antidote. | Union leader Dave Ward described Blairites in the party as a "virus" to which Mr Corbyn was the antidote. |
| But Mr Burnham said the comments should sound "alarm bells" to the party of the danger of a return to the early 1980s, when a bitter rift between left-wingers and centrists led to the creation of the Social Democratic Party. | But Mr Burnham said the comments should sound "alarm bells" to the party of the danger of a return to the early 1980s, when a bitter rift between left-wingers and centrists led to the creation of the Social Democratic Party. |
| A poll by Research Now found Mr Burnham was the preferred Labour leader among members of the public. | |
| Of the 1,001 people questioned, 30% of those who expressed an opinion picked Mr Burnham as the best leader. | |
| Mr Corbyn and Ms Cooper both got 24%, and 21% chose Ms Kendall. |