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1st LD: Corbyn wins UK Labour leadership battle with another landslide victory

Xinhua, September 24, 2016 Adjust font size:

Left-wing politician Jeremy Corbyn held on to his job Saturday as leader of Britain's main opposition Labour Party.

He beat off a challenge from one of his former front bench shadow ministers Owen Smith. The result of the leadership election was announced in Liverpool where Labour is holding its annual conference.

Corbyn won 313,209 votes while his challenger received 193,222 votes in a straight fight. Corbyn captured almost 62 percent of the vote, a slight increase over last year's win, while Smith attracted just over 38 percent of the votes.

In his victory speech, Corbyn called for unity, urging members and all Labour MPs to work together to defeat Theresa May's ruling Conservative Government. He said Labour could win the next election whenever May decides to call it. Endit