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Where it all began – how Jeremy Corbyn got on the ballot
We look back to Luke James’s account of nominations deadline day for the Labour Party leadership

I JOINED Jeremy Corbyn’s team with exactly an hour to go until nominations closed.

Four supporters were pacing the flagstones of Westminster Hall outside the Labour Party’s parliamentary office.

Eyes down and oblivious to the groups of sightseers on guided tours, they fired off texts and emails to Labour MPs.

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