JEREMY CORBYN’S re-election campaign gathered strength yesterday as he received a huge vote of confidence from grassroots Unison members.

The giant union, which represents 1.3 million public-service workers, said it was nominating Mr Corbyn for the leadership after a consultation with more than 20,000 members who have registered to vote in the contest.

Mr Corbyn won a majority in every region of the union and nationwide he gained the support of 58.1 per cent (10,698) of voting Unison members, compared to 41.9 per cent (7,720) for challenger Owen Smith.