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Live updates: Jeremy Corbyn re-elected as Labour leader

Jeremy Corbyn has urged Labour to "wipe the slate clean" after he was re-elected as party leader following a bitter campaign which saw him defeat challenger Owen Smith.

Mr Corbyn said that both he and Mr Smith were part of the "same Labour family" in an appeal for unity after winning 61.8% of the vote.

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Corbyn won't confirm he wants Watson to stay as deputy

Jeremy Corbyn has declined to confirm that his campaign to "wipe the slate clean" after his re-election as leader would extend to the fractured relationship with his deputy Tom Watson.

He told ITV News that the pair had "a very convivial chat this morning over breakfast" but refused to say that he personally wanted Watson to stay in post.

"He's the elected deputy he has a separate mandate from me," he said.

It comes after Watson also refused to be drawn over his future following Corbyn's re-election as leader by a landslide among members.

Corbyn also said he was "reaching out" to disaffected MPs who previously walked out of his shadow cabinet as he called for party unity.

"I'm talking to all of them; we are in discussion and there are people with huge talents," he said.

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