News·Posted on 12 Sept 2015This Is How The Internet Reacted To Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Leadership VictoryBrace yourself for Tom and Jerry jokes.by Laura SilverBuzzFeed News Reporter, UKLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail Jeremy Corbyn has been elected as the leader of the Labour party, and a lot of people on the internet are pretty pleased about it. View this photo on Instagram Andrew Collins @AndrewCollins Labour just became a party I can get behind again, after 18 years. It's been a long time coming. #labourleadership @jeremycorbyn 11:24 AM - 12 Sep 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Harriet Williamson @harriepw I could not be happier with today's #labourleadership election news. I'm filled with HOPE. Things can change, I believe it #soppyliberal 11:19 AM - 12 Sep 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite A Lefty Muslim @tazlufc Yes yes yes Jeremy corbyn... Now let's fix this country #jezwedid 11:56 AM - 12 Sep 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Others, less so... Dave K @DadsTechSupport So #JeremyCorbyn is the new Labour leader. We're all doomed. 😢 11:02 AM - 12 Sep 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite David @davidfzc Just take a step back, chill and think, do you really want a back bencher to have a diplomatic decision making role? #labourleadership 09:54 PM - 28 Aug 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Paris Lees @ParisLees I'm happy about @jeremycorbyn and @tom_watson, but AGAIN it's the (white) men running things. More women please, starting with @stellacreasy 11:07 AM - 12 Sep 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite But mostly people seemed happy for a stint of #labourleadership and chill. View this photo on Instagram No doubt the man himself is stoked. Siraj Datoo @dats Jeremy Corbyn rn 10:44 AM - 12 Sep 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Tom Watson will serve as deputy leader of the Labour party alongside Jeremy Corbyn, so inevitably, a lot of people are calling them Tom and Jerry Jim Pickard @PickardJE Labour leadership = Tom and Jerry 10:30 AM - 12 Sep 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Elizabeth Windsor @Queen_UK Text from George Osborne: "Labour being led by Tom and Jerry! BOOM! LOLZ" Awkward. #labourleadership 10:43 AM - 12 Sep 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Larry the Cat @Number10cat The Labour Party has elected Tom and Jerry as its leaders; that's all folks... #LabourLeadership 11:24 AM - 12 Sep 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite AJM @YouMustBeAnna GUYS. GUYS. THEY'RE TOM AND JERRY #LabourLeaderResult 10:46 AM - 12 Sep 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite There's a sense we might hear this joke for a while... westendproducer @westendproducer So that's us all doomed to five years of Tom and Jerry headlines. #dear #labourleadership 10:44 AM - 12 Sep 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Corbyn's resemblance to another great leader was duly noted. BBC Breaking News @sketchaganda Orbyn-Wan Kenorbyn has been elected the leader of The Labour Party. #CorbynWins 10:23 AM - 12 Sep 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite View this photo on Instagram Tumblr users stayed on brand by giving the new leaders flower crowns. View this post on The Millifandom have transferred their support accordingly. Abby Tomlinson @twcuddleston Interviewer to us: who are you for then? Us: WE'RE ALL FOR CORBYN NOW 11:09 AM - 12 Sep 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Andy Burnham doesn't seem to have got the memo. Abby Tomlinson @twcuddleston Car pulls up where we are standing - back window rolls down slightly, top of Andy Burnhams head shows "THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT ABBY" awh 11:41 AM - 12 Sep 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Although that's the least of his troubles right now. But nothing counts on the internet until it gets the all important Donald Trump retweet.