A new day has dawned for Labour as Corbyn wins on the first round
Corbyn wins on the first ballot with a higher share of the vote than Blair did in 1994 pic.twitter.com/upXinPwvKo
— TSE (@TSEofPB) September 12, 2015
Tom Watson wins the deputy leadership on the third round of voting. pic.twitter.com/HnaOro0Wg2
— TSE (@TSEofPB) September 12, 2015
His 59.5% is higher than the 57% Blair received in 1994
All those Burnham supporters that lent Corbyn some nominations to make it on to the ballot paper to see a broader debate will be feeling a bit mournful about their decision. It confirmed Andy Burnham’s transformation during the campaign from Westminster village insider to Westminster village idiot.
Politics in this country just got a bit more interesting as the size of Corbyn’s mandate makes it very difficult for his opponents to depose him. The Tom and Jerry show as some wags have dubbed the leadership result should not be underestimated
The full results
So much for all the talk about £3 'entryists' stealing the leadership. Corbyn won massively among full members. pic.twitter.com/KrPBlhtmIX
— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) September 12, 2015
TSE
We’ve had the first post Corbyn Labour resignation as Shadow Health Minister quits mid Corbyn speech
Congratulations to Jeremy Corbyn. My resignation letter from the @UKLabour front bench. pic.twitter.com/Ul6XfvEHkZ
— Jamie Reed (@jreedmp) September 12, 2015