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Corbyn was elected Labour leader in a landslide victory announced Saturday afternoon, alongside Tom Watson as deputy leader.

Mr Reed is to remain shadow minister for local government despite vocally backing Mr Corbyn’s Blairite rival in the leadership race.

In the first “crowd-sourced” PMQs, Jeremy Corbyn asked questions that came from members of the public.

The new leader wants the traditionally raucous prime minister’s questions sessions to become more respectful and fact-based. “The Rugby World Cup not only means that Wales will lift the Webb Ellis trophy, but it also gives us a great opportunity to sing the Welsh...

Jeremy Corbyn was yesterday facing the threat of Labour defections after days of turmoil over his leadership.

Mr Corbyn said that while policy was “developing” he could not foresee a situation where Labour would campaign for a “Brexit” under his leadership.

Corbyn was cheered by Labour MPs as he rose to his feet.

NFU President Meurig Raymond said: “We look forward to working with Kerry McCarthy MP in her new role as shadow Defra Secretary”.

After the chaos of the past four days, Jeremy Corbyn’s first Prime Minister’s Questions as leader of the opposition looked set to demonstrate a fractured Labour party in disarray.

“He has a good team working for him“. “He is very determined that this will be a serious opportunity to put serious questions to the Prime Minister to which people want real answers”, she said.

The Labour leader said he would repeal the trade union reform bill the Conservatives have brought before parliament if he was elected Prime Minister. “The Rugby World Cup not only means that Wales will lift the Webb Ellis trophy, but it also gives us a great opportunity to...

In August 2014, she was given the newly-created role of shadow minister for preventing violence against women and girls by the then Labour leader Ed Miliband.

Some MPs have also expressed concern about his position on Europe amid uncertainty about whether he would countenance campaigning to leave the European Union in a referendum due to happen before 2017.

Labour’s position has been to say it will wait to see what proposals Cameron puts forward.

Corbyn yesterday won the race to become leader of the opposition Labour Party in a landslide victory here, a development that threatens to further divide the party.