Labour’s New Leadership…

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Tom Watson has been elected deputy leader [not worth a bucket of warm piss? – Ed] on the third count and, as expected, Jeremy Corbyn is now the new leader of the Labour Party having taken 59.4% of the vote in the first round.

Phil Rogers has a breakdown of voting by category – full party members, affiliated (trade union members) and registered (those who paid £3 to vote).

The BBC notes the percentages

Corbyn result

No word on how Labour MPs voted… But here’s one reaction from a shadow minister.

Let the games begin…  [Have we woken up yet? – Ed]

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