Backlash to Jeremy Corbyn cabinet from party

Jeremy Corbyn will face a “bumpy ride” as Labour leader as major policy divisions emerged within his newly appointed senior team, a shadow cabinet minister has acknowledged.

The new leader is already facing a backlash within Labour ranks after appointing one of his most hardline left-wing allies as shadow chancellor.

Serial rebel John McDonnell has been handed the crucial task of overseeing the party’s economic policy in a team that Corbyn’s aides described as “refreshing” and “dynamic”.