Jeremy Corbyn has lost an unprecedented no confidence vote by his own MPs.

The defiant Labour leader tonight claimed the poll had "no constitutional legitimacy" and said he would not "betray" the 60% who voted for him despite MPs voting 172-40 against his leadership.

Despite more than 50 resignations, which led to an awkward meeting of the shadow cabinet, the vote was not binding. See what happens next here.

The Mirror says today that Mr Corbyn, while a decent and principled man, must go for the sake of party unity. Read our reasons here.

Meanwhile David Cameron was well out of the way in Brussels, where EU leaders held crisis meetings today about the fallout from Thursday's Brexit vote.

The Eurocrats are NOT happy - and booed Nigel Farage in the European Parliament after he told them they'd never had a proper job.

Meanwhile the Tory leadership battle reaches fever pitch, with Stephen Crabb becoming the first confirmed candidate.

George Osborne has ruled himself out but Boris Johnson and Theresa May are expected to be leading contenders, with Jeremy Hunt confirming he is considering throwing his hat into the ring.

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