Sadiq Khan blames Labour defeat on Corbyn and 'failure to tackle anti-semitism'

Sadiq Khan has blamed Labour's "catastrophic" defeat on Jeremy Corbyn's leadership and the "repeated failure to tackle anti-Semitism".

The Mayor of London said his party's election performance, which left them with 203 MPs nationwide, had "failed ... the sick, the poorest and the vulnerable".

Writing on Facebook, the former MP for Tooting said:

• Meet the team who stay up all night to count your votes

• Defeat for Tory rebels and Labour defectors who stood against their old parties

Earlier on Friday, Mr Corbyn indicated he would quit as party leader in the early part of next year, and Mr Khan called on the leadership election to happen quickly for the party to "change fundamentally in order to rise to the challenges" of Brexit and the union with Scotland.