▁Cor b yn ' ▁and ▁affili ate ▁membership ▁was ▁established ▁for ▁non - J ew s . ▁M emb ership ▁increased ▁to ▁around ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁with ▁a ▁" f lo od " ▁of ▁affili ate ▁members ▁showing ▁their ▁" support ▁and ▁solid ar ity ". ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁J LM ▁annual ▁general ▁meeting ▁voted ▁un anim ously ▁to ▁adopt ▁a ▁new ▁structure ▁to ▁enable ▁it ▁to ▁increase ▁its ▁eng agement ▁inside ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁on ▁a ▁local , ▁regional ▁and ▁national ▁basis . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Labour ▁Party ▁leadership ▁election , ▁when ▁MP s ▁un success fully ▁sought ▁to ▁replace ▁Jer emy ▁Cor b yn , ▁J LM ▁nominated ▁O wen ▁Smith ▁after ▁over ▁ 9 0 % ▁of ▁its ▁members ▁voted ▁for ▁him ▁in ▁an ▁internal ▁ball ot . ▁Some ▁comment ators ▁concluded ▁that ▁the ▁rev ived ▁J LM ▁wished ▁to ▁remove ▁or ▁weak en ▁Cor b yn ▁and ▁others ▁sympath etic ▁to ▁the ▁Palest ini ans . ▁ ▁Young ▁people ▁who ▁had ▁had ▁some ▁success ▁in ▁their ▁early ▁political ▁care ers ▁were ▁appointed ▁to ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁roles ▁in ▁the ▁organisation . ▁They ▁included ▁networks ▁officer , ▁Rach el ▁W en stone , ▁former ▁National ▁Union ▁of ▁Stud ents ▁vice - pres ident ; ▁political ▁education ▁officer , ▁Jay ▁St oll , ▁a ▁senior ▁parliament ary ▁assistant ▁to ▁a ▁Labour ▁MP ▁and ▁former ▁general ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁London ▁School ▁of ▁Econom ics ' ▁student ▁union ; ▁campaign s ▁officer ,