Jeremy Corbyn claims for the first time Labour will go on and win the General Election after shock poll suggests Tories could actually lose 30 seats
Speaking at a campaign event in London he said there had been a 'step change' in the public mood
JEREMY Corbyn has for the first time today claimed Labour will go on and win the General Election – predicting “victory” in eight days’ time.
Speaking at a campaign event in London he said there had been a “step change” in the public mood, and there was “enthusiasm” across the country to return him to No10 on June 8.
Underlining his confidence he told a journalist: “I invite you to join us when we celebrate victory.”
The comments came as an astonishing YouGov projection suggested the Tories could actually lose 30 seats– handing the keys to Downing Street to Mr Corbyn if other parties back him.
While largely ridiculed it follows others which claim Theresa May’s lead has been slashed to as little as five points on the back of a disastrous manifesto launch and social care changes.
The Labour leader this morning refused to rule out a confidence and supply deal with the SNP when challenged about what would happen in the event of a hung Parliament.
And he told people to “get out” of Westminster and see what was happening across the country.
He said: “This election campaign is going very well – thousands of people are joining our campaign and joining the Labour party.”
The Labour leader insisted that outside Westminster there was “enthusiasm and (a) step change and the whole ambition for people to win this election for Labour, to help the Labour party win a majority to carry out an agenda that will radically improve the lives of so many people.
“And what’s more give young people confidence in their own future.”
He also criticised Mrs May’s suggestion he would find himself “alone and naked” in Brexit negotiations if he becomes Prime Minister.
And Mr Corbyn stressed his party’s approach to Brexit talks would prove a success as unlike the PM he is not “threatening” the European Union.
Asked about the PM’s comment he told a Westminster press conference: “I certainly wouldn’t use language like that myself, I think it’s totally inappropriate to describe anyone as naked, even me.
“We will approach the negotiations as I have set out, in a very serious way, primarily to gain and continue this tariff-free access to the European market.”