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The Labour leader was greeted with cheers and a standing ovation at the first meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party since the general election.

Addressing the Labour MPs, Jeremy Corbyn told them they must think and act like a government in waiting - ready to take over in case the Conservative deal with the DUP collapsed.

Mr Corbyn's election performance defied expectations, even within his own party.

Clive Efford, who was re-elected the MP for Eltham in south London, was a former shadow frontbencher, who quit last year amid concerns over whether Labour was "fit to win a general election and take power".

He told the Radio 4's World Tonight that the party was now "united" and "one Labour Party" and it was now up to Mr Corbyn to make the best use of the party's most talented members.

(Image: Labour MP Clive Efford. Credit: Getty Images).