Jeremy Corbyn wins UK Labour leadership contest

Описание: (24 Sep 2016) RESTRICTIONS SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY

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Liverpool - 24 September 2016
1. Various of Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the UK Labour Party, and leadership challenger Owen Smith on stage
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Paddy Lewis, Chair of the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party: ++INCLUDES CUTAWAYS++
"The votes cast for each candidate are as follows: Jeremy Corbyn, 313,209. Owen Smith, 193,229."
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Paddy Lewis, Chair of the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party: ++ENDS ON NEXT SHOT++
"I'm therefore, conference, delighted to declare Jeremy Corbyn elected as leader of the Labour Party."
4. Corbyn makes way to stage, greeting supporters
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeremy Corbyn, re-elected Leader of the Labour Party: ++VARIOUS ANGLES++
"I want to thank the more than 300,000 supporters who have given me their support and trust in this Labour leadership election. I'm honoured to have won the votes of a majority of members, affiliated supporters and registered supporters, who have given me the second mandate in a year to lead our party."
6. Smith applauding
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeremy Corbyn, re-elected Leader of the Labour Party: ++STARTS ON PREVIOUS SHOT, INCLUDES CUTAWAYS++
"I want to say 'thank you' to Owen Smith too. Owen, we have an interesting summer of debates all over the country. Thank you very much for all of that; for the good discussions and good humoured debates that we've had, which no doubt we will continue, because we are part of the same Labour family and that's how it's always going to be."
8. Various of audience members applauding
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeremy Corbyn, re-elected Leader of the Labour Party: ++STARTS ON PREVIOUS SHOT++
"Elections are passionate and often partisan affairs and things are sometimes said in the heat of the debate on all sides which we sometimes later come to regret. But always remember in our party, we have much more in common than that which divides us. As far as I'm concerned, let's wipe that slate clean from today and get on with the work we've got to do as a party together."
10 . Various of audience members applauding
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeremy Corbyn, re-elected Leader of the Labour Party: ++STARTS ON PREVIOUS SHOT++
"Labour is a party brimming full of ideas, of talent, of creativity, and so is this country. Unleashing that potential is the job of all of us. Let us work together for real change in Britain. Thank you very much."
12. Wide of audience members applauding Corbyn
13. Corbyn applauding
STORYLINE:
Jeremy Corbyn was re-elected leader of Britain's Labour Party on Saturday.
Increasing his margin from the 2015 leadership contest, Corbyn was elected with 61.8 percent of the membership's vote, receiving a total of 313,209 ballots.
His sole opponent, Owen Smith - who was Corbyn's Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions until 27 June - received the remaining 193,229 votes.
The left-wing incumbent was strongly favoured to defeat challenger Smith and retain leadership of the party, after a so-called 'coup' was launched against Corbyn by sitting Labour lawmakers following the Brexit vote in June.
The leadership contest was fraught with online name-calling and allegations that the leadership of the strongly pro-Palestinian Corbyn has fostered anti-Semitic abuse in the party.
Since his first election as Labour leader just over a year ago, tens of thousands more new members have flocked to Labour, many of them young and enthusiastic.
Corbyn draws big crowds to rallies and meetings, and his supporters are a formidable force on social media.

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