The candidates arrived at the leadership conference ready to learn their fate

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The four contenders learnt the outcome of the contest shortly before the conference began - but they were sworn to secrecy until the official announcement.

There were loud cheers from Jeremy Corbyn's supporters as it was revealed he'd won the election by a landslide in the first round.

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An acceptance speech followed, in which Mr Corbyn promised to lead a Labour "fight back". 

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Jeremy Corbyn's brother has told the BBC the new Labour leader is "surprised to be in the situation he is now" but it's a false "story" that he didn't actually want the job. Piers Corbyn said his brother had "changed the face of British politics", and stood for integrity, principles and sticking with the task.

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So to recap, seven of the current shadow cabinet have resigned since Jeremy Corbyn's victory: Chris Leslie, Tristram Hunt, Yvette Cooper, Rachel Reeves, Emma Reynolds, Liz Kendall and Mary Creagh. Shadow health minister Jamie Reed, who is not in cabinet, has also given up his role while Harriet Harman has retired. 

Deputy Labour leader Tom Watson aside, those who have said they would serve in Mr Corbyn's shadow cabinet include:

• Hilary Benn
• Angela Eagle
• Caroline Flint
• Chris Bryant
• Maria Eagle

Mr Corbyn has said there will be "an inclusive and open process" in selecting his shadow ministerial team.

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Jeremy Corbyn's win is widely reported in the German press. The leftwing Tageszeitung, external sees him as the "rebel who has become leader... easily beating his rivals from the New Labour camp".

The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung's London correspondent Jochen Buchsteiner says , externalMr Corbyn's first gestures towards New Labour have been "conciliatory", but expects his party honeymoon to be brief. "Blocking him appears tempting to so many Labour politicians... and a disappointing performance in the Scottish, Welsh and - above all - London mayoral elections could prompt a leadership challenge as early as next May".

Stefanie Bolzen, London correspondent of Die Welt, is brutal. "A leftwing utopian, not fit for the real world", she says, external, likening him to "the other European leftwing pop-stars - Syriza in Greece and Podemos in Spain - onto whom people who want to jump off the train of rapidly-changing times project their hopes and dreams". She contrasts him unfavourably with Germany's own Social Democrat leader, vice-chancellor Sigmar Gabriel, who has had to "painfully balance aspirations with reality".

Jeremy Corbyn has been speaking to Channel 4 News about Britain's nuclear weapons. He said:

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An hour or so ago, Jeremy Corbyn held a victory rally in a London pub. Here's a recap on what he told his jubilant supporters. The new Labour leader said his campaign had united people from diverse backgrounds who wanted "a society based on socialist values". And he called on his party to "stay together for that genius of hope and optimism that can bring about fantastic changes which will improve the lives of everyone in this society".

Over at CapX, Conservative commentator Iain Martin reflects on Jeremy Corbyn's victory, external and concludes Labour "may have had it" - and that the bubbles will be flowing in Conservative quarters. He's also distinctly unimpressed with Mr Corbyn's acceptance speech:

Jeremy Corbyn says there is a "popular uprising in favour of decency and humanity in our society". He calls on the government to "recognise your obligations in law" and "open your hearts, minds and attitudes" towards supporting people in need of help. A rendition of the socialist anthem the Red Flag follows, courtesy of Billy Bragg, not the first time we have heard that today. 

Jeremy Corbyn has just arrived on stage at a rally in central London supporting the rights of refugees. The new Labour leader says he supports refugees and the right to asylum "because we are all humans" with a sense of "decency and humanity".

He adds: "I am shocked beyond appalled at the way so many and so much of our media for so long endlessly described desperate people in desperate situations as the problem." He says they are victims of war, environmental degradation, poverty and human rights abuses all over the world and the UK has a responsibility under international law to ensure they are "properly cared for and supported".

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Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee says it has been an "astonishing victory" for Jeremy Corbyn. But she laments the absence of any women in Labour's top roles (with the deputy leadership and London mayoral positions both being held by men). She says it's "a terrible blindspot" for Labour not to have created a system requiring a women to hold one of the top jobs. "It really looked like a throwback to yesteryear. It was a depressing day from that point of view," she tells the BBC. She also suggests Angela Eagle would be a good choice as shadow chancellor, describing her as an "extremely level-headed and clever" politician.