Sunday's politics: Corbyn's first day

Summary

Labour MPs are urged to get behind new leader Jeremy Corbyn by party deputy Tom Watson
Mr Corbyn is working on the line-up of his shadow cabinet
Seven members of the current shadow cabinet have ruled themselves out

Live Reporting

Tom Moseley, Brian Wheeler, Nick Eardley and Suzanne Leigh

'Blairite resistance'published at 15:25
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Big news in the Twitter world. The handle set up to support Jeremy Corbyn's leadership campaign @Corbyn4Leader, external has been changed to @JeremyCorbyn4PM, external.
Here's how the campaign announced the change:
'Keep things comradely'published at 15:10
Musician Billy Bragg, a prominent Corbyn supporter, has tweeted his reaction to Conservative warnings about the Labour Party.
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What would Tony Blair say?published at 15:03
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Corbyn's inner circlepublished at 14:57
We've still to hear any firm news on who will be in Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet, beyond chief whip Rosie Winterton. But we have a rough idea of who the new Labour leader's main allies will be. Our political correspondent, Iain Watson, has been taking a look at some of the men and women who will be supporting Mr Corbyn.
Another Labour front-bencher quitspublished at 14:52
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Shabana Mahmood has resigned as Labour's chief secretary to the Treasury.
The MP for Birmingham Ladywood has been a frontbencher for five years and is a staunch ally of former leadership candidate, Yvette Cooper.
Who has what mandate?published at 14:38
Robin Brant
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Tom Watson made it clear this morning that he has his "own mandate" as Labour's new deputy leader to change the party. He didn't run on a joint ticket with Jeremy Corbyn.
The truth is the two men don't know each other that well. The new leader has spent most of his political career on the periphery of his party.
He's not been the first port of call for consultation. Which is why Mr Watson found himself admitting he's not aware of his leader's precise position on Nato.
But there's no doubt the two men are diametrically opposed on the fundamental policy issues of Britain's nuclear weapons, Nato and the EU.
There's no doubt either that one or both will have to shift if things are going to last. The promise of a more open and democratic party gives them time to make that happen. But it can't take long.
Abbott on shadow cabinet 'musical chairs'published at 14:27
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One of Jeremy Corbyn's main allies, the MP Diane Abbott, has told the BBC it is "a bit odd" people have resigned from jobs in the shadow cabinet before being offered them.
She told the World this Weekend there was always "musical chairs" when a new leader was elected.
Ms Abbott, herself a former leadership candidate, said she had not been offered a post and was "very happy on the backbenches".
'Join the journey'published at 14:12
Labour's new deputy leader Tom Watson says he hopes many of the more than 100,000 people who paid £3 to vote as a "registered supporter" during the campaign will upgrade to full membership. He told Andrew Marr:
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I hope they can come with us on the journey to the election in 2020"
Corbyn surge?published at 14:05
More than 15,000 people have joined Labour since Jeremy Corbyn was elected leader, the party says. Here's what Iain McNicol, Labour's General Secretary, wrote on Twitter
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Corbyn's thinkingpublished at 13:54
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Wondering what new Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn thinks on the issues of the day? Here are 24 examples:
'Unelectable' warningpublished at 13:42
Ivan Lewis, Labour's shadow Northern Ireland secretary, says he has not yet decided whether to continue to serve on the front bench. Writing on Facebook, external, he added:
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The gap between the aspirations and values of too many people and the Labour Party risks making us unelectable for a generation. Loyalty and responsibility to those who need a Labour government the most means a relentless focus on closing that gap. That must be the shared mission of our new leadership team, Labour MPs, Labour members. supporters and trade unionists."
Principles and powerpublished at 13:29
BBC Radio 4
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey says we should not "lose sleep" at the Labour figures who have said they will not serve under Jeremy Corbyn. Asked how a Corbyn-led party can hope to win the general election, he adds:
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This is the old argument about principles and power - can you have principles and power?"
He believes a "huge chunk" of the electorate are prepared to give Mr Corbyn a chance.
Corbyn 'won't quit Nato and EU'published at 13:28
BBC Radio 4
On The World this Weekend, one of Jeremy Corbyn's parliamentary allies, backbench MP Diane Abbott, plays down two of the key perceived policy differences between the new leader and most of his MPs.
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I can say with confidence, Jeremy isn't taking us out of Nato and he is not taking us out of the EU."
'Unequivocal mandate'published at 13:28
Jeremy Corbyn has written for the Guardian, describing his victory as "extraordinary demonstration of grassroots democracy, external".
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The scale of Saturday’s vote is an unequivocal mandate for change from a democratic upsurge that has already become a social movement. I am honoured and humbled by the confidence that has been shown in me by our members and supporters and I will give everything I have to repay that confidence."
Corbyn greets press packpublished at 13:19
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McBride on Corbynpublished at 13:18
Former Labour spin doctor Damian McBride has written a piece for the Mail, external about Jeremy Corbyn, focusing on Holloway, a densely populated section of his north London constituency. Mr McBride contrasts its deprivation and ethnic makeup with Witney, the Oxfordshire seat represented by David Cameron.
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Corbyn was a radical socialist before he set foot in Holloway in his early 20s, but nothing he has seen in his years as its MP has softened his views. When opposing the Iraq War, he only had to look at the impact it was having on levels of alienation and extremism among the 10 per cent of his constituents who follow Islam, many at the notorious Finsbury Park Mosque. He believes in the redistribution of wealth and increased investment in schools, transport, healthcare and housing because these are the needs he sees every day."
Here's Jeremypublished at 12:35
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Chuka updatepublished at 12:22
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Chuka Umunna, himself briefly a leadership contender, has yet to confirm whether he will serve in Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet, if asked. But the Streatham MP and shadow business secretary will be at the Commons despatch box for Labour during tomorrow's trade union bill debate as he does not want to "leave the party in the lurch".
Pic: Corbyn heads outpublished at 12:16
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Here's Jeremy Corbyn leaving his home in North London. He is expected to spend much of the rest of the day at Labour's Westminster headquarters as he finalises his shadow cabinet line-up.