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Labour leadership race: Three mainstream candidates booed at hustings

Veteran left-wing MP Jeremy Corbyn received the warmest welcome of all the candidates at a Labour leadership campaign hustings.

All three of his rivals were booed and heckled on the issue of renewing Trident, and for refusing to condemn Tory welfare reforms.

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Four candidates on ballot to become Labour leader

Jeremy Corbyn, Liz Kendall, Andy Burnham and Yvette Cooper Credit: PA

Andy Burnham is, as expected, the early frontrunner in the race to become the next leader of the Labour Party. The MP for Leigh received 68 nominations from fellow MPs, beating Yvette Cooper into second place with 56.

Liz Kendall received fewer nominations than expected with 41 - just six over the threshold needed to keep her on the ballot.

The left-wing outsider candidate Jeremy Corbyn scraped through at the last minute, meanwhile, with 36 votes, according to a tally at Labourlist.org.

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