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Jeremy storms to victory with whopping majority
Leftwinger surges past opposition with incredible 59.5% share in first round
JEREMY CORBYN became Labour leader with the biggest mandate in British political history yesterday as he stormed to a first-round victory.
Tony Blair won 57 per cent of the vote when he was elected Labour leader in 1994 but Mr Corbyn bettered that with 59.5 per cent.
The left candidate boasted a majority of more than 170,000 over second-placed Andy Burnham, who polled 19 per cent.
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