Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith have promised to change party rules to ensure that in future there will be at least one woman in post as the leader or as a deputy leader of the party.

Both leadership contenders have also guaranteed that the number of female Labour MPs will not be reduced by boundary changes, which are expected to be announced next month.

More information: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/aug/21/corbyn-smith-promise-woman-labour-leader-deputy