Key Labour figure makes deluded claim Jeremy Corbyn DIDN’T lose the election – despite getting 50 fewer MPs

ONE OF Jeremy Corbyn’s key allies has made the bizarre claim that he DIDN’T lose the election – despite getting 50 fewer MPs than Theresa May.

Emily Thornberry tried to pretend her party’s increased support in Thursday’s snap poll meant they were actually the winner – even as the Prime Minister prepares to form a Government.

The Shadow Foreign Secretary was one of a number of the party’s senior figures who appeared on the morning’s political TV shows crowing about their performance.

She and Mr Corbyn, along with Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell, all claimed Labour was ready to run their own minority administration, ignoring the fact Mrs May was due to remain in No10.

And asked by Sophy Ridge on Sky News if she accepted that she lost the election she paused, before saying: “Well, no. I don’t think that we did.

She added: “I think we did extraordinarily well.”

It was then pointed out to her by the presenter that the Tories won the most seats and got the most votes.

Ms Thornberry replied: “Yes, but what’s clear from our side is that we have a surge of support for our manifesto, for pour alternative vision of what Britain could be like.

“And we have a much stronger mandate for that than frankly the Tories do.”

The bizarre comments came despite the fact even with the support of every other party in the Commons – Labour would still not be able to vote down a Tory-DUP Queen’s Speech next week.

But refusing to accept that she said Labour is “absolutely on our toes” for a potential move into power, accusing the PM of “squatting in Downing Street”.

Mr Corbyn had earlier predicted there will be another election this year after vowing to try and block Mrs May’s plan to form a Government this week.

He said he is “ready any time” for another vote and claimed he will lay down his own programme of policies after failing to give up on supplanting the Prime Minister.