Jeremy Corbyn in meteoric rise from 'old Labour' no-hoper to party leader

UK Labour’s new leader is a stalwart of the party’s left-wing, an anti-war campaigner and serial Commons rebel who will be as surprised as anyone else to find himself thrust into the role.

Few people who have never joined rallies for peace, nuclear disarmament or Palestine would have been aware of the mildly-spoken, bearded politician despite 32 years as an MP.