Roundup: Policy points of Britain's new Labour leader

Left-wing politician Jeremy Corbyn is continuing to assemble his front bench team that will go head-to-head with David Cameron's ruling cabinet.

As the fallout continued into his stunning win Saturday as leader of the Labour Party, the official opposition in Britain, Corbyn, 66, was getting on with his new job.

Several experienced Labour front benchers made it clear within minutes they would refuse to join a shadow cabinet headed by Corbyn, citing a difference of opinion over some of his policies.

On the economy Corbyn has vowed to fight austerity, protecting welfare benefits and imposing higher taxes on the rich, with a clampdown on tax avoidance. He wants a 'maximum wage' for top executives, as well as asking the Bank of England to fund construction projects, creating a million skilled jobs.

On foreign policy his mantra is 'political and not military solutions' should be found in world trouble spots such as the Middle East. He also favors Britain coming out of Nato.

Closer to home, Corbyn supports Britain remaining in the European Union, but wants reforms, and is opposed to the TTIP, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, favored by Brussels.

On education he wants radical reform, with a new National Education Service, modeled on the National Health Service. To the delight of students, who voted for him in their tens of thousands, he has vowed to scrap tuition fees and replace them with student grants.

On housing he wants to see rent controls, especially in London where thousands have been edged out by escalating rents.

Many seasoned, and more centralist politicians say Corbyn's 'old fashioned' left-wing policies would turn the clock back decades, but his ideas resonate with a new generation of younger voters. Endit