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Jeremy Corbyn is speaking now. He thanks Lewis, and thanks all his supporters. They have given him their trust.

He won a majority of members, affiliated supporters and registered supporters, he says. It is the second mandate he has received in a year.

He thanks those volunteers who backed his campaign, and those who backed Smith too. Volunteers are the lifeblood of democracy, he says.

He thanks Smith. They have had interesting discussions, and good-humoured debates. No doubt they will continue, he says.

Further weekly highlights in my perception …

○ Is Egypt-Saudi love affair on the rocks?

CAIRO — Egypt’s Al-Azhar has tried to distance itself from an Islamic conference held in the Chechen capital, after the forum’s closing statement received sharp criticism for implying that Salafist and Wahhabi groups, which are prominent in Saudi Arabia, were not part of Sunni Islam.

The conference — held in Grozny Aug. 25-27 under the title “Who are the Sunnis?” — was attended by Al-Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed al-Tayeb and a large Egyptian delegation.

Speaking at the opening of the conference Aug. 25, Tayeb said that the “Sunni community” refers to Ash’aris, Maturidis and “people of the hadith” — referring to Salafists. This contradicted the closing statement, which limited the definition of Sunnis to “Ash’aris, Maturidis by belief, followers of the four jurisprudential schools of Sunnis [Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi’i and Hanbali], and followers of pure Sufism in terms of ethics and chastity.”

○ Moody’s downgrades Turkey’s credit rating to ‘junk’ status today!

Earlier report by Bloomberg explains today’s decision…