Jeremy Corbyn has won his second Labour leadership contest in 12 months after beating Owen Smith by a significant margin.
The current Leader of The Opposition actually strengthened his mandate with a 61.8 per cent share of the vote, increasing his margin of victory since he swept to power in the 2015 leadership contest..
Despite open mutiny from the Parliamentary Labour Party, so-called 'purges' of his supporters from the ballot and what many of his supporters believe was a sustained campaign against him by the mainstream media, the left-wing politician has increased his grip on power as Labour leader.
The current leader won 313,409 votes (61.8%) from members, registered supporters and union affiliates compared to 193,229 (38.2%) for his rival, Pontypridd MP Owen Smith.
It was higher than the 59% mandate he won during his shock victory in the 2015.
Corbyn and Smith shook hands following the bitter contest as the results, which many believed was already a foregone conclusion, were read out at a packed hall in Liverpool.
Corbyn said he was honoured to have won a majority among supporters to lead the Labour Party....
https://twitter.com/BBCBreaking/status/779637565166981120
He also offered an olive branch to opposing factions in the Labour Party and said now the results were in the 'slate would be wiped clean'.
https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight/status/779638957524922368
Some will see this victory as a validation of Corbyn's leadership and his more left-wing policies, which include rail renationalisation, ending tax avoidance, nuclear disarmament and the abolition of university tuition fees.
Others will see it as a death knell for Labour with two warring factions with seemingly irreconcilable differences.
But whichever side of the fence people were on, they couldn't help making the same joke...
https://twitter.com/KMnotCM/status/779639531691704320
https://twitter.com/TrevorSDempster/status/779637630292164608
https://twitter.com/raaavin/status/779641040164753409
https://twitter.com/WEWANTGLAZEROUT/status/779638661482745856
https://twitter.com/GaryLineker/status/779635179887423489
https://twitter.com/paulofarrell/status/779637391829131265
https://twitter.com/Janelid/status/779639317413101568
https://twitter.com/spurs_report/status/779641964874563584
The red half of Manchester seemed chuffed with the news anyway...
https://twitter.com/danieldyson2016/status/779644641671057408
https://twitter.com/jackson_richard/status/779640693325193217
https://twitter.com/AliKhan_1988/status/779636476824936448
https://twitter.com/josephcorcoran/status/779635341363912704
https://twitter.com/jonahsanders/status/779632715113066496
https://twitter.com/BalinHenst/status/779643598832795648
https://twitter.com/JimmyTyldesley/status/779642350314328064
https://twitter.com/jamhen89/status/779641562611453952
https://twitter.com/alistairmagowan/status/779634425302753281
https://twitter.com/jonoblain/status/779634561449881600
https://twitter.com/NennaBaston/status/779640634047131648
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