SIR KEIR STARMER was elected leader of the Labour Party, the party announced today.

The former shadow Brexit secretary was elected in a first-round victory with 56.2 per cent of the vote, defeating Rebecca Long Bailey and Lisa Nandy. 

His 275,780 votes compared with 135,218 (27.6 per cent) for Ms Long Bailey and 79,597 (16.2 per cent) for Ms Nandy.