New Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer says leading the party is the "honour and privilege of my life" and evaluates the effect of coronavirus on the UK in his acceptance speech.

There were more pledges made in the campaign from Labour's new leader.

Here are the final five:

• Migrant rights: Giving full voting rights for EU nationals, backing free movement in the EU, a new immigration system “based on compassion and dignity”, an end to indefinite detention and calls for the closure of centres such as Yarl’s Wood
• Worker’s rights: Work with trade unions to stand up for working people, tackle insecure work and low pay, repeal the Trade Union Act
• Devolution: Promise to “push power, wealth and opportunity away from Whitehall”, create a federal system to devolve powers – including through regional investment banks and control over regional industrial strategy, abolish the House of Lords, replace it with an elected chamber of regions and nations
• Equality: No specific policy but promise to “pull down obstacles that limit opportunities and talent”
• Effective opposition: Promise to “never lose sight of the votes ‘lent’ to the Tories in 2019”, to unite the party, promote pluralism and improve Labour’s culture, action to eradicate anti-Semitism, maintain link with unions.

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Leadership candidate Rebecca Long-Bailey tweets a statement thanking her team, saying she is "proud" of the campaign they ran and the "conversation we drove" on topics like public ownership, public investment, employment rights and education.

"Just as it is collective institutions that will see us through the coronavirus crisis, these policies must be the building blocks of a society that guarantees everyone security and a right to realise their aspirations in the future," she adds.

Ms Long-Bailey says Sir Keir will be "a fantastic prime minister" and she "can't wait to see him in No 10".

And she appeals to her supporters to back the new leader, saying: "It is now up to all of us to support Keir as best we can."

She says it is up to Labour to "constructively challenge the government" during the outbreak, but says it will also be down to the party to "rebuild... after the crisis has passed".

The Momentum campaign, which as we were saying earlier backed Rebecca Long-Bailey, has congratulated Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner on their victories.

A spokesperson said the group looks forward to working with them to elect a Labour government will "bold, transformational policies".

They added they would like to thank Mrs Long-Bailey for running a "principled, left wing campaign full of big ideas".

But the group notes that Sir Keir has pledged support for "most of the programme" endorsed by Jeremy Corbyn - and calls on him to appoint a "broad shadow cabinet who believe in the policies".

And they say: "We’ll hold Keir to account and make sure he keeps his promises."

This is the verdict of Paul Waugh, the Huffington Post's executive editor for politics, who tweets:

Sir Keir moves onto a tough topic and says the party has to "face the future with honesty".

He says: "Anti-Semtisim has been a stain on our party. I have seen the grief that it has brought to so many Jewish communities.

"On behalf of the Labour Party, I am sorry."

The new leader says he will "tear out this poison by its roots" and judge his success on whether former Jewish members return to Labour.

"The Labour Party is an incredible and powerful force for good," he says, listing the creation as the NHS, SureStart, and peace in Northern Ireland among its achievements.

"But we just lost four elections in a row," adds Sir Keir. "We are failing in our historic purpose."

He continues: "Be in no doubt, I understand the scale of the task, the gravity of the position that we are in. We have got a mountain to climb. But we will climb it."

Sir Keir says he will do his utmost to "reconnect" with people from across the country and all communities, adding: "Where that requires change, we will change, where that requires us to rethink we will rethink.

"Our mission has to be to restore trust in our party as a force for good and a force for change."

He concludes his victory speech by saying: "I will lead this great party into a new era with confidence and hope so, when the time comes, we can serve our country again in government."

Sir Keir Starmer supporter Tottenham MP David Lammy says his election win is “good news for the country”.

Sir Keir says the coronavirus outbreak has highlighted "who the key workers really are".

He adds: "For too long, they have been taken for granted and poorly paid. They were last and now they should be first.

"We must go forward with a vision of a better society, built on that resilience and built on that human spirit. And that will require bravery and change in our party as well."

Sir Keir thanks the other candidates, Lisa Nandy and Rebecca Long-Bailey, and pays tribute to Jeremy Corbyn for "energising our movement", calling him "a friend, as well as a colleague".

He adds: "Whether you voted for me or not I will represent you, I will listen to you and I will bring our party together."

Wigan MP Lisa Nandy, who came third in the leadership contest, has tweeted to congratulate, external Sir Keir Starmer on his victory.

"We have been competitors in this contest but never opponents," she said, pledging her "full support for the challenges that lie ahead".

Labour's road back to power, she adds, is "steep but does not have to be long".

"Our country is crying out for fresh leadership. We start today."

We profile the new Labour leader who hopes to unite supporters of both Jeremy Corbyn and Tony Blair within the party.

Angela Rayner was elected at the third round, with 228,944 first and second preference votes in total, getting her to 52.6%.

Rosena Allin-Khan was the runner up with 118,853 total votes, whilst Richard Burgon came third with 92,643 total votes.

Dawn Butler was knocked out after the first round and therefore came last, whilst Ian Murray was knocked out in the second round.

Sir Keir says the purpose of holding the government to account during the coronavirus outbreak is "to save lives and to protect our country".

He says the weeks ahead "are going to be really difficult" and he fears "there are going to be some awful moments for many of us".

But he says it is not the only task for the Labour Party to tackle.

"When we do get through this, we cannot go back to business as usual," adds Sir Keir.

"This virus has exposed the fragility of our society, it has lifted a curtain. Too many will have given too much, some of us will have lost too much. we know in our hearts things are going to have to change."

There's no event to mark the election of the new Labour leader because of the coronavirus outbreak. So the winner, Sir Keir Starmer, has tweeted out his acceptance speech...

Continuing his speech, Sir Keir says that "in times like this, we need good government - a government that saves lives and protects our country".

He adds: "It is a huge responsibility, and whether we voted for this government or not, we all rely on it to get this right.

"That is why in the national interest the Labour Party will play its full part."

Sir Keir says Labour will "engage constructively" with Downing Street, "not opposition for opposition's sake, not scoring party political points or making impossible demands, but with the courage to support when that is the right thing to do".

However, he says his party will test the ideas put forward and "shine a torch on critical issues".

He adds: "Where we see mistakes or faltering government, or things not happening as quickly as they should, we will challenge that and call it out".

Sir Keir Starmer won the contest in the first round. Here are the full results:

Sir Keir Starmer – 275,780 (56.2%)

Rebecca Long-Bailey – 135,218 (27.6%)

Lisa Nandy – 79,597 (16.2%)

Sir Keir Starmer has tweeted a video, saying it is the "honour and privilege of [his] life" to be elected as the new Labour leader.

He says it comes "at a moment like none other in our lifetime" due to the outbreak of coronavirus.

The new leader says the current crisis "reminds us of how precious life is but also how fragile".

He adds: "It reminds us of what really matters - our family, our friends, our relationships, the love we have one another, our health, the connections with those that we don't know.

"These make up society. They remind us that we share our lives together. We have to trust one another and look after one another."

Sir Keir Starmer has won the Labour leadership election, but what pledges did he make in his campaign?

The former shadow Brexit secretary published a list of 10 proposals, and here are the first five:

• Economy: An increase to income tax for the top 5% of earners, a reversal of Tory cuts in corporation tax, and a clamp down on tax avoidance, particularly of large corporations
• Social issues: Abolish Universal Credit, set a national goal for wellbeing to make health as important as GDP, investment into preventative science, support the abolition of tuition fees, investment in “lifelong learning”, and protection from the NHS
• Climate change: Continuing Labour’s plans for a “green new deal”, introducing a clean air act to tackle pollution, and demanding international action on climate rights
• Human rights: “No more illegal wars”, introduction of a Prevention of Military Intervention Act, putting human rights “at the heart of foreign policy”, reviewing of UK arms sales
• Common ownership: Support common ownership of rail, mail, energy and water, end outsourcing in the NHS, local government and justice system.

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Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner has won the contest to become Labour's new deputy leader.

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Sir Keir Starmer has been confirmed as the new leader of the Labour Party.

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So, there's a bit of a wait until we find out the name of the new leader of the Labour party.

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If all the technology pans out, we should find out in less than five minutes time who the next leader of the Labour party will be - and their new deputy.

While we wait, why not have a look at our run down of the candidates here.