Rolling coverage of the Labour special conference where the results of the leadership election and the deputy leadership election are announced, with reaction and analysis
5.01pm BST
That’s all from me for today.
4.52pm BST
Here’s a Guardian video of Billy Bragg singing the Red Flag with Jeremy Corbyn alongside him at the Parliament Square rally.
4.48pm BST
Here’s the Guardian’s Comment is Free panel, featuring Polly Toynbee, Matthew D’Ancona, Rafael Behr and Tom Clark commenting on what Jeremy Corbyn’s victory means for Labour.
Here’s an extract from Tom’s piece.
Even harder for the Corbynistas is to understand why it is so many MPs are so terrified. Maybe some of them are, as the far left always says, self-serving careerists without a principled bone in their body. Most of them, however, are not.
They are simply people who were tasked with knocking on doors in May. In doing that, they found that too many voters were not prepared to trust Labour with their taxes. They see no reason to believe that Corbyn’s oppositionist brand of politics is going to win the missing trust back.
4.41pm BST
Jeremy Corbyn has been tweeting.
To everyone who wants to see a fairer Britain I welcome you to join our movement, if you haven't already https://t.co/yGIJcC4mdt
I joined thousands in Parliament Sq. today who want a government that can & will respond properly to refugee crisis pic.twitter.com/ltsLu1vOO4
4.34pm BST
Here is Stefan Rousseau, the Press Association’s chief political photographer’s, picture of the day.
Photo du Jour: Jeremy Corbyn becomes leader of the Labour Party. By Stefan Rousseau/PA pic.twitter.com/AvaNZ5gPpi
4.30pm BST
This is what Jeremy Corbyn said when he addressed the pro-refugees rally in Parliament Square. Addressing the government, he said:
Recognise your obligations in law, that would be good. Recognise your obligations to help people which you’re required to do by law, that would be good.
But above all, open your hearts and open your minds and open your attitude towards supporting people who are desperate, who need somewhere safe to live, want to contribute to our society, and are human beings just like all of us. Together in peace, together in justice, together in humanity, that surely must be our way forward.
Tragically wars don’t end when the last bullet is fired, or the last bomb is dropped. The mourning and the loss of all soldiers of all uniforms goes on. The mourning and the loss of families that lost loved ones because of bombardments and fighting, that goes on. The refugees move on and on, and there are whole generations of refugees around the world that are victims of various wars.
Surely, surely, surely, our objective ought to be to find peaceful solutions to the problems of this world, to spend our resources on helping people, not hindering people and to try and bring about that world of decency, humans rights and justice.
4.23pm BST
The Economist’s Jeremy Cliffe has summed up what the election of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader means in 20 tweets. They’re all collected here, and they’re well worth reading.
4.16pm BST
Today the Sun said that Jeremy Corbyn was planning to let other Labour MPs stand in for him at PMQs.
Corbyn himself has now confirmed that he does plan to do this sometimes in an interview with Huffington Post. He said:
I want prime minister’s Question Time to be less theatre, more fact, less theatrical, more understandable. I think it’s very exciting for political obsessives, it’s utterly boring for most of the population, who think it’s an utter irrelevance,” he said.
I will be trying to conduct my part in prime minister’s Question Time on the basis of the questions and also share out a lot more stuff in within the parliamentary Labour party.
4.01pm BST
Here’s a YouTube clip of Jeremy Corbyn talking to Channel 4 News’ Jon Snow.
Corbyn said he wanted to make his shadow cabinet “as broad as possible and as inclusive as possible”.
My views on Trident are very well known. There has to be a discussion about that, and I’m hoping that the party will come together around this issue. We don’t need nuclear weapons. We need to keep those people who make them in good jobs so we have defence diversification. But we need to fulfil our obligations under the non-proliferation treaty.
3.50pm BST
According to BuzzFeed’s Jim Waterson, this how the Tories are attacking Jeremy Corbyn in material sent to party supporters.
This is the email sent by the Conservatives to their mailing list. Brutal. pic.twitter.com/yDSwKcaC4C
3.48pm BST
Jeremy Corbyn splits opinion among swing voters who are just as likely to see him as “genuine and compassionate” as “dangerous and untrustworthy”, according to focus groups in five constituencies.
The panels of voters in key battleground seats were picked because they were undecided about which party to voter for before the last election by pollsters at Britain Thinks. More recently, they were asked again for their views on the Labour leadership election, with Corbyn appealing most to past Labour and SNP voters but proving a turn-off to those who have voted for the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats.
3.41pm BST
Jeremy Corbyn has been speaking at the rally in favour of refugees.
Jeremy Corbyn arrives for his first speaking engagement - a huge refugee protest rally outside Parliament's gates
Corbyn: "I've never seen Parliament Square look so beautiful."
Corbyn immediately renews his attack on 'the media'. Becoming a theme
Corbyn: "There is a popular uprising in favour of decency on our society."
3.34pm BST
Over in Greece, Syriza, the party that rose to power on a wave of anti-austerity sentiment, has just hailed the new labour leader’s landslide win as a “historic election” victory, says our correspondent Helena Smith in Athens.
“Syriza salutes today’s historic election of Jeremy Corbyn to the leadership of Britain’s Labour party,” the left-wing party said in a statement adding it would significantly strengthen the “pan-European front against austerity.”
3.29pm BST
Twitter likes Jeremy Corbyn. TheySay, a company that does social media sentiment analysis, says that it has analysed more than 270,000 tweets about Corbyn today and that 90% of them are positive.
3.23pm BST
Syriza has congratulated Jeremy Corbyn.
Ο ΣΥΡΙΖΑ χαιρετίζει τη σημερινή ιστορική εκλογή του Τζέρεμι Κόρμπιν στην ηγεσία του Εργατικού Κόμματος Βρετανίας από τον πρώτο γύρο των ψηφοφοριών”, αναφέρει το μήνυμα του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ και συνεχίζει.
3.18pm BST
Rupert Murdoch has pronounced. He’s not a Jeremy Corbyn fan, obviously.
Hard left Corbyn wins in landslide, goes on TV singing "Red Flag". How did Cameron get this lucky? Hope he doesn't slack off.
3.08pm BST
The controversy in Labour circles about the election of Jeremy Corbyn centres on the issue of whether or not he is electable. While there are divisions about policy, all Labour members are signed up to Corbyn’s broad goals of social justice, equality and peace. But there is a profound disagreement about whether or not Corbyn can get the party into government.
People on both sides have very entrenched views on this. There is no simple way of resolving the question, but here are 10 reflections that might (hopefully) shed some light on what has become the key question in British politics.
1/2 Cameron to say Corbyn Lab "no longer represents working ppl" & "committed to more spending & borrowing", shows how easy Cons will...
2/2 deal with Corbyn. Lab has big prob with both groups: econ disaffected w.class & majority who accept cuts/see Lab econ as part of problem
2.49pm BST
At least two Tories are warning their party not to become cocky in the light of Jeremy Corbyn’s victory.
This is from Nick Hurd, a former minister.
Congrats to @jeremycorbyn on stunning victory .Caution my party against complacency. Cocky Tory always a bad look. #one nation
My final thought on the #labourleadership: there is now a real danger of Tory cockiness and complacency. http://t.co/OMEsIEi9ZS
2.21pm BST
Jeremy Corbyn is heading for the rally in London in support of refugees.
Here is some footage from my colleague Mark Rice-Oxley showing what it going on.
What do we want - refugees; when do we want them? Now pic.twitter.com/rmUVIEwEwm
And still they come #tefugeewelcome pic.twitter.com/8CIp6lTs0m
2.13pm BST
Matthew Doyle, a former adviser to Tony Blair and one of those running Liz Kendall’s campaign, has just told Sky News that he does not think Labour can win in 2020 under Jeremy Corbyn’s agenda.
1.58pm BST
Here is some more support for Jeremy Corbyn from Spain’s Podemos party. This is from Inigo Errejon, its political secretary and second in command after Pablo Iglesias. (See 12.48pm.)
The wave of change has arrived to the north of Europe. It is time to build an European Union for its people. With @jeremycorbyn, Podemos!
1.55pm BST
Jeremy Corbyn won’t be giving any broadcast interviews tomorrow, a Corbyn source has told my colleague Rowena Mason.
1.47pm BST
If you are looking for the full leadership election results, showing how many people voted for each candidate in which section (ie, members, registered supporters, affiliated supporters), they are here, on the Labour website.
1.43pm BST
My colleague Patrick Wintour has written a good analysis of what the results tell us about the Labour party. Here’s an extract.
There has been a huge increase in individual party membership, but the decline in trade union activity is happening possibly at a rate that will bring the future financial basis of the party into question.
It also opens doors for the coming Conservative attack that the Labour party itself, and not just its new leader is now a leftwing risk.
1.39pm BST
Michael Fallon, the defence secretary (and normally first in the queue when CCHQ need someone to attack Labour - remember that stuff during the election about how Ed Miliband could not be trusted over Trident because he “stabbed his brother in the back”) has put out the official response to Corbyn’s victory on behalf of the Conservative party. In a statement he said:
Labour are now a serious risk to our nation’s security, our economy’s security and your family’s security.
Whether it’s weakening our defences, raising taxes on jobs and earnings, racking up more debt and welfare or driving up the cost of living by printing money – Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party will hurt working people.
1.34pm BST
Paul Kenny, the GMB leader, says people in Labour should unite behind Jeremy Corbyn. In a statement he said:
Jeremy has a massive job to do. It is one thing to win votes in a leadership election. It will be a much bigger job to win back the support of the millions who stopped voting Labour.
Jeremy will concentrate on issues and not personalities. People should wait and see and judge Jeremy on what he does. The composition of the shadow cabinet will be an interesting test.
@AndrewSparrow "I'm on me toes" = I'm off (East London expression)
1.25pm BST
More shadow cabinet members have begun to confirm that they will not serve in Corbyn’s shadow cabinet. This is Emma Reynolds, the shadow communities secretary:
Congratulations to @jeremyforlabour - he needs to space to build his own team. I will serve our party and my constituents from backbenches.
Confirmation by @TristramHuntMP he will not serve in @jeremycorbyn shad cab: JC deserves respect for victory + space to build his own team
1.13pm BST
Dave Prentis, general secretary of Unison, has reacted with jubilation to Corbyn’s victory.
Today people for the first time in a decade are hearing a message of hope.
A clarion call that there is another way, an alternative message that it doesn’t need to be like this. People see in Jeremy a politician who has created a wave, a vision of a better, kinder world that works for everyone, not just a self-serving few.
1.00pm BST
Yvette Cooper has also confirmed she won’t serve in a Jeremy Corbyn shadow cabinet.
Confirmation @YvetteForLabour won't serve in @jeremycorbyn shad cab: But not taking my bat + ball away I want to work in Lab for EU campaign
12.58pm BST
This puts Jeremy Corbyn’s win in perspective.
The technical description of @jeremycorbyn win is: biggest party mandate for any political leader in UK political history
12.55pm BST
Rachel Reeves, the shadow work and pensions secretary, who is on maternity leave, says she will not serve on the frontbench under Jeremy Corbyn.
When I return from maternity leave in January I will serve my constituents in Leeds West, party & new leadership from backbenches. #Labour
12.49pm BST
John Prescott isn’t impressed by Jamie Reed’s resignation.
Watch @johnprescott: Who’s Jamie Reed? Is he in our party? pic.twitter.com/c2lSpkHpYi #labourleadership
12.48pm BST
Jeremy Corbyn’s victory is making news abroad too. This is from Pablo Iglesias, head of Podemos, the leftwing insurgency party in Spain that has been hugely successful, despite only being formed two years ago.
Corbyn's victory as leader of the Labour party is great news, it's a step forward towards a change in Europe for the benefit of the people.
12.43pm BST
And this is interesting too. Nicola Sturgeon is also suggesting that the election of Jeremy Corbyn could boost the case for a second Scottish independence referendum.
If Lab can't quickly show that they have credible chance of winning UK election, many will conclude that Indy only alternative to Tory gov
12.39pm BST
Nicola Sturgeon, the SNP leader and Scottish first minister, is challenging Jeremy Corbyn to clarify Labour’s position on Trident.
Hope Corbyn will give early and cast iron commitment that Labour MPs will join @theSNP in voting against Trident renewal.
12.34pm BST
Ed Miliband, who stood down as Labour leader after the election, triggering the race, has given an interview outside his house in north London. He said:
I’ll be offering Jeremy Corbyn my support. I hope also that Jeremy Corbyn reaches out to all parts of the party because he has a big job to do to unite the party. Jeremy has won a very clear victory in all sections. I believe we should respect that mandate.
The task of the leader is to reach all parts of that movement and I believe that’s what Jeremy should do. It’s about the fact that right across our party they voted for Jeremy Corbyn. It’s a massive opportunity for our party.
I dont believe so i think it was the right thing to do. To choose a new leader unencumbered by the previous leader. I’m going to be serving as a backbencher concentrating on the issues I care about.
He [Corbyn] and I spoke about this but I believe the right thing for me to do is to be a backbencher.
Congratulations to Jeremy because it was a very strong win. I’m obviously disappointed but we’ve really enjoyed the campaign.
12.32pm BST
Rob Burley, who edits the Andrew Marr show, says Jeremy Corbyn has pulled out of doing an interview tomorrow.
The Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn has pulled out of Andrew Marr Show tomorrow. We will update with new line-up when we have it #marr #marrshow
12.29pm BST
And Simon Walker, director general of the very pro-market Institute of Directors, has also issued a statement offering Corbyn his congratulations, although it also stresses that the IoD is not going Corbynite.
It is no secret that business has not always seen eye-to-eye with the new leader of the opposition. From renationalising the railways, to raising taxes on businesses and increasing government spending, Mr Corbyn has proposed some policies in the leadership campaign that we believe would undermine our open and competitive economy. Politicians and business leaders are never in perfect agreement on how the economy should be managed, irrespective of who is in government, and who in opposition. We will continue to engage with Labour honestly and directly on behalf our members, who represent businesses large and small across the UK, and hold a variety of political views.
12.27pm BST
Here is the full result of the labour leadership election:
12.26pm BST
Gerry Adams, the Sinn Fein leader, has sent his congratulations.
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams TD congratulates Jeremy #Corbyn on election as leader of the British Labour Party pic.twitter.com/psVjyVn26z
12.24pm BST
Unite backed Jeremy Corbyn for the leadership. This is from its general secretary, Len McCluskey.
Voters can now look at Labour and see, unquestionably, that it stands for fairness, justice, peace and strong communities. It is the party of hope, ready to take on a government hell-bent on making life worse for ordinary people.
The task now for all of us who support Labour is to back the leadership team, to unite, to turn to face the Tories and hold them to account. It is what the voters expect, it is the way back to power and it is the duty of those at all levels of the party to deliver.
12.23pm BST
Natalie Bennett, the Green party leader, has put out a statement offering to work with Jeremy Corbyn on progressive campaigns. Here’s an extract.
The selection of Jeremy Corbyn, combined with the remarkable Green surge of the past year, and the SNP’s success at the General Election, shows how many people support an alternative to austerity economics, to the head-in-the-sand approach to our environmental crisis and to tired, business-as-usual politics.
The Green Party shares Corbyn’s opposition to austerity, Trident nuclear weapons, and the sell-off of public assets and we will be delighted to work with his Labour Party and others who share our views on these and other issues ...
12.21pm BST
Here is a Guardian video of the moment Jeremy Corbyn was elected leader.
12.19pm BST
The Labour MP Jamie Reed has marked Jeremy Corbyn’s victory by posting his resignation letter on Twitter. He was a shadow health minister.
Congratulations to Jeremy Corbyn. My resignation letter from the @UKLabour front bench. pic.twitter.com/Ul6XfvEHkZ
http://t.co/yQWVAlpy25 Time to turn the despair of defeat into the determination to win. #labourleadership
Jamie Reid joins elite band of politicians who most people have never heard of till moment they resign #newsnight #labourleadership
12.07pm BST
Corbyn says the Tories have used the economic crisis to impose a terrible burden on the poor. It is not right, and it has got to change.
You must tackle grotesque levels of inequality. We need an economic policy to deal with that, he says.
12.04pm BST
Corbyn says the Tories are pressing ahead next week with the trade union bill and the welfare bill. He will oppose that.
People understand that those fleeing from wars are victims, he says. They are human beings, just like you and me.
12.02pm BST
Corbyn says Kezia Dugdale, the new leader in Scotland, is here. He congratulates her. He congratulates Carwyn Jones, the Welsh first minister, for ending the market in the health service in Wales. He congratulates the Labour candidate for Bristol mayor chosen yesterday, Marvin Rees.
And he congratulates Sadiq Khan. He says he is fed up of the social cleansing in London being undertaken by the Tories.
11.59am BST
Corbyn says the media did not understand the views of many young people. They had been written off as uninterested in politics. But they are very political. They are just turned off by the way politics has been conducted.
11.58am BST
Corbyn says Labour has changed during the last three months. It has grown, because people want a better Britain.
Addressing new members, and registered supporters, he says welcome to the party, welcome to the movement.
11.57am BST
He thanks the MPs who nominated him. Some had “some reluctance to do so”, he says. But they did so in a spirit of inclusion and democracy.
The campaign began with very little. But it gained support and volunteers. He thanks the unions that supported him.
11.53am BST
Corbyn thanks those who attended the hustings meetings. That shows how passionate people feel about being involved in debate.
He wants to make the party more democratic, he says.
11.53am BST
Corbyn now pays tribute to his fellow leadership candidates. They managed a group hug at the end of the contest, he says.
He praised Andy Burnham for his passion for a free health service, and for comprehensive education.
11.50am BST
Jeremy Corbyn is starting now. He starts by thanking Iain McNicol, the Labour staff and Harriet Harman.
Harman’s decency and passion for the rights of women is something we must thank her for. We have legislation on the statute books to thank her for, he says.
11.46am BST
There 540,272 eligible voters.
Some 422,664 people cast votes
11.40am BST
Jim Kennedy is back with the main results.
11.40am BST
Watson says the Tories believe in unforgiving markets. Labour believes in markets that contribute.
Anyone who believes that there isa contradiction between being pro-worker and pro-business does not understand either, he says.
11.36am BST
Tom Watson is speaking now.
He says his 10-year-old told him in his speech he had to thank his mum and dad. So he thanks his mum and dad, and his campaign manager.
11.32am BST
Breaking news: Guardian sources say Jeremy Corbyn has won the leadership race.
11.30am BST
Jim Kennedy is reading the results of the deputy leadership contest.
(I have put question marks where I did not hear the figures.)
11.23am BST
Iain McNicol is introducing Jim Kennedy, chair of Labour’s NEC, to announce the results.
11.22am BST
There are more reports about Jeremy Corbyn winning on the first round.
Being told Corbyn has won in first round - not officially confirmed tho
Senior nec source confirms Jeremy Corbyn victory but won't be drawn on scale
11.22am BST
Iain McNicol is back on stage.
During the election the candidates have travelled thousands of miles, he says.
11.21am BST
Khan says together Labour can make a difference and change the city and the country.
11.20am BST
Sadiq Khan says he never imagined that he, the son of immigrants who grew up on a council estate, could be standing here as Labour’s candidate for mayor of London.
He pays tribute to the other mayoral candidates, as well as the candidates in the deputy leadership contest and the leadership contest.
Whatever happens over the course of this morning, we must pull together.
11.16am BST
McNicol says the elections in London next year will be one of the biggest tests for the party.
London needs someone who is the embodiment of Labour’s energy, its diversity and its buzz. That person is Sadiq Khan.
11.15am BST
McNicol says he wants to say a few words about Harriet Harman.
She stepped up magnificently as acting leader, he says.
11.13am BST
McNicol says the challenge is to work out how to use the new supporters.
He wants those who became registered supporters to join the party.
11.12am BST
McNicol says the Labour party is bigger than any one of us.
Leaders have come and gone.
11.09am BST
McNicol says this is an important moment in the party’s journey.
Thousands of supporters have taken part.
11.08am BST
Iain McNicol, Labour’s general secretary, takes the stage.
Welcome, he says. We are here for one reason, and one reason only. He can tell us that the winner is ...
11.06am BST
The conference is now getting underway.
They are showing a video featuring the leadership and deputy leadership candidates.
11.02am BST
One source tells me Corbyn has won, but not with 60% of the votes on the first round, as some other sources are claiming.
11.00am BST
The BBC’s Andrew Neil is saying the same.
Several Labour sources now claiming Corbyn has 60% first preferences. I'm unable to verify.
10.56am BST
This is from PoliticsHome’s Kevin Schofield.
Senior aide to Liz Kendall says Corbyn has won in the first round with over 60% of the vote.
10.52am BST
There is some chanting at the back of the hall, but it is not clear from where I sit what they’re saying.
It doesn’t last long.
10.50am BST
It’s a bit like flying on an aircraft. We’ve just had an announcement about what to do in an emergency. I’ll leave the rest to the sketchwriters.
10.48am BST
This is from the BBC’s Norman Smith.
Speculation in rival camps that Corbyn cd win on first ballot
Clever number crunchers using turnout information are predicting a 53% Corbyn win on the first ballot.
10.45am BST
The conference is about to start, the announcer says.
10.45am BST
More from inside the hall.
The podium pic.twitter.com/e2veSTG64T
The backdrop pic.twitter.com/3iYxXMdnwm
The members pic.twitter.com/NXQWiDrbbR
10.40am BST
The announcer is telling people to take their seats. There must be space for almost 1,000 people here, and most of the seats are taken.
10.37am BST
Whoever wins the party’s leadership contest, Labour will need to face up to three electoral challenges:
1) at the last election, the Conservatives were not only the best party at retaining their 2010 vote, but the Tories also did disproportionately well with voters in the highest turnout groups - with voters aged 65 or above and among ABs, the Tories registered a positive swing from Labour. And in both cases, the Tories’ lead over Labour was a greater margin than the overall election result.
More from Project Red Dawn: Top 3 reasons for switching away from Labour - Defectors to Con v Defectors from UKIP: pic.twitter.com/SGamVl9Z55
10.33am BST
I’m in. They didn’t sing the Red Flag when I arrived, but I’ve got one of the few press tickets for the special conference (the party was not handing many out, because so many members want to come) and I’m now in the main hall, a windowless cavern where the main proceedings will take place.
Inside Labour's special conference pic.twitter.com/pKt64LeMcj
10.03am BST
And here’s Liz Kendall arriving, with her father.
Still smiling. Outsider Liz Kendall arrives to hear the Labour leadership result, accompanied by her father. pic.twitter.com/4H2OyHFYAD
10.01am BST
Here’s another picture.
Cornyn-mania. The man of the moment arrives at the #labourleadership announcement pic.twitter.com/xxPEh95JKr
9.59am BST
And here is some more video of the Corbyn arrival.
This is what the arrival of #labourleadership 'outsider' looks like. Some singing red flag pic.twitter.com/D7rSC2ULLp
9.56am BST
Here is some video of Jeremy Corbyn arriving at the QEII conference centre.
The favourite arrives to a chorus of The Red Flag. Will they still be singing in a couple of hours? pic.twitter.com/lqqZkNY4Ws
9.51am BST
Jeremy Corbyn has not even been elected yet, but already there is speculation about the next leadership election. This is from Sunder Katwala, the former general secretary of the Labour thinktank, the Fabian Society.
The single move that would most stabilise a Corbyn leadership would be his proposing a 2018 leadership vote to select Labour's PM-candidate
9.48am BST
Jeremy Corbyn has arrived at the QEII centre.
Corbyn arrives to cheers of "Jez we can!" from supporters.
Extraordinary! @jeremycorbyn has just entered the conference with a mob of photographers & young people chanting #JezWeCan
9.46am BST
For those of you interested in this sort of thing, this House of Commons library briefing note contains the result of every Labour party leadership election since 1922 (pdf).
9.44am BST
By way of comparison: 198,844 voted in last Tory leadership contest, 33,897 in last Lib-Dem one https://t.co/MWHpg7Mq3Y
9.42am BST
If you haven’t already seen it, this long blog by Owen Jones, on what Jeremy Corbyn should do next if he wins, is well worth reading.
If Jeremy Corbyn wins today, here's what I think he has to do to overcome the formidable challenges ahead: https://t.co/zawunitSvO
9.38am BST
The Labour MP Mike Gapes did not get the memo about party unity. (See 9.13am.) He has tweeted this this morning.
Thought for the day. Parliament may have rejected Assisted Suicide yesterday. But Labour will restore it for political parties today.
9.35am BST
Labour sources say the turnout in the leadership election was 76.3%.
The total electorate was 553,954, so that means around 423,000 people voted.
9.31am BST
The Labour MP John McDonnell has arrived at the special conference. As the BBC’s Norman Smith says, some are tipping him for shadow chancellor if Jeremy Corybn wins.
Next shadow chancellor ??? Arriving at Labour leader conference pic.twitter.com/neXk3vLm8b
9.27am BST
Ken Livingstone, the former mayor of London and one of Jeremy Corbyn’s main supporters, was on the Today programme earlier. Here are the key points he made.
It will work if Jeremy starts to connect with people ... He is nice and that connects with people. Don’t forget, a big factor in John Major’s surprise win in 92 was the fact that people thought John Major was nice.
I’ve got five kids. I want my kids to have a better Britain. I would not be voting for a Labour leader that I thought was doomed to lose.
Seventy per cent of the people who voted Ukip want Jeremy Corbyn to be the Labour leader because like Nigel Farage – Jeremy hates me saying this – he connects [with people], he comes over as an ordinary guy and if he was having a pint in the pub, you’d want to have a chat with.
9.13am BST
In an interview in the Times (paywall), Harriet Harman, whose term as acting leader ends today, urges Labour MP to unite behind whoever becomes leader. She also says MPs should serve in the shadow cabinet if asked. She told the paper:
You’ve got a commitment to the party whoever is the leader. I’ve served under Michael Foot to Tony Blair, my first boss was Michael Meacher. The point is, it’s a broad team and you don’t decide you’ve got abilities and energy and commitment by virtue of who the leader is.
As a representative of Labour we serve our Party (whoever the Leader) otherwise we self serve.I expect it from all
The Telegraph understands a dozen members of the current shadow cabinet will reject any offer Mr Corbyn makes unless he ditches policies that were central in his campaign.
They are Tristram Hunt, Chris Leslie, Emma Reynolds, Vernon Coaker, Michael Dugher, Shabana Mahmood, Mary Creagh, Yvette Cooper, Chuka Umunna, Lucy Powell, Liz Kendall and a twelfth who asked not to be named.
9.02am BST
Jack Straw, the Labour former foreign secretary, told the Today programme that the Labour party was in a worse state than in 1983.
Jack Straw tells @bbcr4today Labour 'in worse state than 1983'. Labour Leader Contest Live - http://t.co/IMY55qFQAU via @BBCNews
8.56am BST
Here’s the stage at the QEII centre in London, where the special conference is being held.
The stage is set for the announcement of Labour's Leader and Deputy Leader. Result due at 1130. pic.twitter.com/pg6z3zxBpf
8.47am BST
The last time Labour held a special conference on a Saturday was in March 2014, when the party met in London to vote on changes to the leadership election rules. Ed Miliband explained in his speech why he wanted to open the process up so that people who supported the party, but who were not full members, could take part.
More and more people are turned off from politics. It increasingly feels like a match being played while the stands are emptying. We won’t turn that round by saying we’re right and they’re wrong. We won’t do it by singing the old songs even louder. If we do we’ll find ourselves shouting in an empty stadium.
That’s why today we are debating much more than our internal party structures. We’re debating something far bigger: how do we get people back into our politics? Think about the people you meet in your daily lives. Let’s not fall for the myth that they don’t care. They do. They are just turned off political parties ...
All Labour MPs should read and digest this. Tories will increasingly steal our language and one nation policies https://t.co/oVtegc1JaX
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