Keir Starmer wins the Labour leadership contest and vows to unite the party

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• Keir Starmer has been elected as the new leader of the Labour Party.
• The Shadow Brexit Secretary won convincingly against his rivals Rebecca Long-Bailey and Lisa Nandy.
• The Shadow Education Secretary Angela Rayner has been elected as his deputy.
• The announcement was made remotely due to the ongoing coronavirus lockdown.
• Starmer is expected to announce his new Shadow Cabinet on Sunday.
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Keir Starmer has won the Labour leadership contest and will replace Jeremy Corbyn as the leader of the Labour Party.

The Shadow Brexit Secretary won the race with 56% of the vote against Shadow Business Secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey and Labour MP Lisa Nandy, the party announced on Saturday morning.

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