Jeremy Corbyn does not look like a typical politician. <br /><br /> And the staunch left-winger doesn’t act like one, notably shunning the media since his landslide election as leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party on Saturday.<br /><br /> But now he has spoken out in defence of his new shadow cabinet – responding to criticism about the jobs he has given to women.<br /><br /> “We have got a great team. Majority of women in the shadow cabinet for the first team in history. It’s a great team. Fantastic,” Corbyn told reporters as he walked towards Labour Party headquarters in London, alongside Deputy Leader Tom Watson.<br /><br /> Ed Miliband’s successor has gender balanced his team, appointing for example Angela Eagle as shadow business secretary, Diane Abbott at international development and Lucy Powell at education.<br /><br /> 16 women, 14 men in #CorbynCabinet. How it compares to government/Westminster in terms of female representation<br />pic.twitter.com/ttDZZ1fqhf— Press Association (@PA) September 14, 2015<br /> <br /><br /> But traditionall
