LABOUR MPs in Cumbria are calling for unity as Jeremy Corbyn was re-elected as the party's leader.

Mr Corbyn urged Labour to "wipe the slate clean" after it was announced he would continue as leader at the party's annual conference in Liverpool.

The announcement followed a bitter campaign which saw him defeat challenger Owen Smith with more than 61 per cent of the votes.

The challenge to Mr Corbyn's leadership has divided the opposition but now the battle for the party's top job is over senior figures are starting to rebuild.

MPs on both sides of the fight are urging members to stick together.

Copeland MP Jamie Reed, who has opposed Mr Corbyn since he first became leader last year, led the calls.

He said: "I want to reassure mainstream Labour members and voters that I'll continue to make your voice heard, come what may.

"Pro-NATO, pro-Trident, pro a strong UK in an increasingly difficult world. Pro-winning elections, pro-reaching out.

"Congratulations to Jeremy. I'm staying right here. For every Labour member disappointed today: we need you now. Don't quit, don't split.

"Labour is the greatest vehicle for economic and social progress that Britain has ever seen. The British people need the Labour Party. This period will pass. People like us will pick up the pieces and our party will win again."

Workington's Sue Hayman took to Twitter after the result was announced. She wrote: "Congratulations to Jeremy Corbyn. We must now unite and work as an effective opposition to Theresa May's Tory Government."

John Woodcock, Barrow's MP and another member who opposed Jeremy Corbyn, said: "It may be seen as something of an understatement to say that this was not the result for which I had hoped.

"I have not changed my views on the kind of leader and the approach that communities like Barrow and Furness need, but it is now up to all of us to make the best of this situation.

"Finally, for the those Labour supporters who are disappointed by this result, my message is this: don't give up, don't walk away and don't stop making the case for the kind of party that can change the lives of the many who need a Labour Government."