Labour leadership contest: Jeremy Corbyn makes it onto Labour leader ballot in 11th-hour victory: Who are the MPs that endorsed him?

Jeremy Corbyn has made it onto the ballot for Labour's leadership contest with less than an hour to go before the deadline. 

 

It was confirmed that the Islington MP, who is seen as more left-wing than many of his competitors, received the required 35 nominations just moments before the midday closing point.

 

It was widely seen as a grassroots campaign, backed by many anti-austerity voters and MPs who sit on the left. He received a swathe of last minute support from people who had backed Mary Creagh, who dropped out on Friday. 

 

Corbyn said: "I'm on the ballot as a result of a massive campaign by Labour supporters across the country, urging MPs to vote for democracy."

 

It would be a huge swing to the left if Corbyn became the next Labour leader: he has actively protested against the austerity measures, appearing at several demonstrations and is often compared to the likes of Tony Benn. 

 

But who backed him – and why? 

 

The full list of MPs to endorse Jeremy Corbyn is: 

 

Here's who backed Jeremy Corbyn for Labour leader

Name	Constituency	Who did they back last time?
Jon Trickett	Hemsworth	Ed Balls
Clive Lewis	Norwich South	Not an MP in 2010
John McDonnell	Hayes and Harlington	Diane Abbott
Michael Meacher	Oldham West	Ed Miliband
Ronnie Campbell	Blyth Valley	Andy Burnham
Diane Abbott	Hackney North	Diane Abbott
Kelvin Hopkins	Luton North	Diane Abbott
Richard Burgon	Leeds East	Not an MP in 2010
Dennis Skinner	Belsover	David Miliband
Grahame Morris	Easington	Ed Miliband
Frank Field	Birkenhead	Ed Miliband
Kate Osamor	Edmonton	Not an MP in 2010
Cat Smith	Lancaster and Fleetwood	Not an MP in 2010
Dawn Butler	Brent Central	Not an MP in 2010
Chi Onwurah	Newcastle Upon Tyne	Ed Miliband
Jeremy Corbyn	Islington North	Diane Abbott
Catherine West	Hornsey and Wood Green	Not an MP in 2010
Emily Thornberry	Islington South	Ed Miliband
Sadiq Khan	Tooting	Ed Miliband
Huw Irranca-Davies	Ogmore	David Miliband
Jo Cox	Batley and Spen	Not an MP in 2010
Louise Haigh	Sheffield Heeley	Not an MP in 2010
David Lammy	Tottenham	David Miliband
Imran Hussain	Bradford East	Not an MP in 2010
Rebecca Long-Bailey	Salford and Eccles	Not an MP in 2010
Tulip Siddiq	Hampstead and Kilburn	Not an MP in 2010
Jon Cruddas	Dagenham and Rainham	David Miliband
Margaret Beckett	Derby South	Ed Miliband
Gareth Thomas	Harrow West	David Miliband
Rushanara Ali	Bethnal Green and Bow	David Miliband
Neil Coyle	Bermondsey and Old Southwark	Not an MP in 2010
Andrew Smith	Oxford East	Ed Balls
Sarah Champion	Rotherham	Not an MP in 2010
Ian Murray	Edinburgh South	David Miliband
Gordon Marsden	Blackpool South	Ed Miliband

 

Here's what some of the MPs said: