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Jeremy Corbyn has scraped onto the Labour leadership shortlist, after a last minute run of MPs rushed to nominate him.

With an hour to go before nominations closed at midday, Corbyn had the backing of 26 Labour MPs - nine short of the threshold of 35 to make it onto the ballot.

He made into the shortlist with just seconds to go before the noon deadline, with insiders saying his success or failure could have come down to the trains running on time.

He'll be up against Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall in the election, which will take place in September.

Mayoral hopeful David Lammy added his name to Corbyn's list of backers this morning, along with Salford MP Rebecca Long-Bailey and Ogmore MP Huw Irranca-Davies.

An outsider in the race, Corbyn has gained more than 20,000 likes on his campaign Facebook page.

He's the most left-leaning of all the candidates - and his campaign team have described the race so far as a "turgid affair."

Many of his backers have nominated him in the hope that it will provoke "a proper debate" during the leadership contest.

Corbyn has been outspoken in his opposition to privatisation, academy schools, the increase in tuition fees and the Trident nuclear deterrent.

He was also opposed to the UK's involvement in the Iraq War.

Here's who nominated Corbyn for the leadership.