Top 10 facts about Jeremy Corbyn

Corbyn is a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Cheese

A great deal has been written about the new Labour leader in the past few days.

Here are some facts you may not have seen.

1. His middle name is Bernard and he was brought up in a seven-bedroom manor house in Shropshire. His mother was a grammar school maths teacher.

2. He lives with his third wife, Laura, a coffee importer from Mexico. He has three sons from his second marriage.

3. He is a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Cheese.

4. He gained two E-grade A-Levels, went to North London Polytechnic for a course in Trade Union Studies but left without a degree.

5. In his early childhood he was known by the nickname “Jelly”.

6. He is a vegetarian, does not drink alcohol and does not have a car but rides a bicycle.

7. In 2001 he won the Beard Liberation Front’s Beard of the Year title. Rolf Harris was second.

8. He supports Arsenal and is a member of the In Arsène We Trust group of Arsène Wenger fans.

9. In 2009 and 2010 he claimed the smallest amount in expenses of any MP.

10. When he was living with his first wife they had a tabby cat called Harold Wilson and a black mongrel dog called Mango.