Jeremy Corbyn wins landslide victory as new Labour leader

By The Newsroom

Published 12th Sep 2015, 13:07 BST

Jeremy Corbyn has won the Labour party leadership contest after more than 250,000 people voted for him.

He was confirmed as leader today at a special conference in London, defeating Yvette Cooper, Andy Burnham and Liz Kendall.

Mr Corbyn took 59.5 per cent of the vote - enough to win the contest outright without second preference votes having to be counted.