Jeremy Corbyn won an astonishing victory to become Labour leader, and we congratulate him on that. Tens of thousands of existing party members, as well as new recruits, were inspired by his insurgent campaign and anti-austerity rhetoric and more than 250,000 people voted for him. It was one of the most remarkable events in the long, distinguished history of the Labour Party and was predicted by no one.
As a result of the scale of Mr Corbyn’s victory – he won nearly 60 per cent of votes in the first round – he has a resounding mandate to lead and, indeed, to change the Labour Party. MPs have been right to respect his margin of victory and quell talk of an immediate coup, though there is much opposition to him even among those who have agreed to serve in the shadow cabinet.
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