The Islington North MP, Jeremy Corbyn, has been elected Labour party leader. The 66-year-old winner of one of the key races in recent times has been announced in London.
“Can I start by thanking everyone who took part in this democratic election,” Corbyn said in a victory speech, calling the election a “huge democratic exercise” for millions of people.
Corbyn pledged that the Labour party would become “more inclusive, more involved, and more democratic. It will shape the future for everyone,” he said.
He added: “Let us be a force for change in the world.”
“Poverty does not have to be inevitable. Things can, and they will, change,” he vowed.
“The Tories have used the economic crisis of 2008 to impose a terrible burden on the poorest people in this country,” Corbyn told an audience of Labour members and supporters at a conference in London called to announce the leadership results Saturday.
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