Veteran left-wing MP Jeremy Corbyn has been elected leader of the Labour Party.
Mr Corbyn, who began the contest as a rank outsider, saw off a challenge from frontbenchers Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall.
Read more here — > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34223157
Tom Watson has been elected deputy leader of the Labour Party following a three month campaign.
He beat four other contenders for the job - Ben Bradshaw, Stella Creasey, Angela Eagle and Caroline Flint.
The West Bromwich East MP is a former junior minister and ally of Gordon Brown, who is known for campaigning against Rupert Murdoch's media empire.
He quit as Ed Miliband's election campaign coordinator in 2013 after a candidate selection row.
— > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34232388
Mr Corbyn, who began the contest as a rank outsider, saw off a challenge from frontbenchers Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall.
Read more here — > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34223157
Tom Watson has been elected deputy leader of the Labour Party following a three month campaign.
He beat four other contenders for the job - Ben Bradshaw, Stella Creasey, Angela Eagle and Caroline Flint.
The West Bromwich East MP is a former junior minister and ally of Gordon Brown, who is known for campaigning against Rupert Murdoch's media empire.
He quit as Ed Miliband's election campaign coordinator in 2013 after a candidate selection row.
— > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34232388
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