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| I will lead Labour into next general election, says Jeremy Corbyn | I will lead Labour into next general election, says Jeremy Corbyn |
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| Party leader says he will still be in charge in 2022, if Theresa May hangs on until then – but predicts she will go to country sooner | |
| Rowena Mason Deputy political editor | |
| Thu 28 Dec 2017 00.18 GMT | |
| Last modified on Thu 28 Dec 2017 09.01 GMT | |
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| Jeremy Corbyn has confirmed he wants to lead his party into the next general election, as he ruled out holding a second Brexit referendum. | Jeremy Corbyn has confirmed he wants to lead his party into the next general election, as he ruled out holding a second Brexit referendum. |
| Under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act, the next general election is due in 2022. | Under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act, the next general election is due in 2022. |
| But the Labour leader predicted there would be another election before then because Conservative PM Theresa May’s deal with the Democratic Unionist party was “not sustainable”. | But the Labour leader predicted there would be another election before then because Conservative PM Theresa May’s deal with the Democratic Unionist party was “not sustainable”. |
| Corbyn said he had the energy and momentum to stay in charge even if it takes that long. In an interview with the i newspaper and the Independent, he said: “We’ve got lots of energy. I’ve got loads of energy. I’m fine, I eat porridge every morning. Porridge and energy bars and I keep off alcohol and meat.” | Corbyn said he had the energy and momentum to stay in charge even if it takes that long. In an interview with the i newspaper and the Independent, he said: “We’ve got lots of energy. I’ve got loads of energy. I’m fine, I eat porridge every morning. Porridge and energy bars and I keep off alcohol and meat.” |
| He is facing warnings from remain campaigners and from within his own party that he could lose support if he does not consider giving voters a second say on Brexit. | He is facing warnings from remain campaigners and from within his own party that he could lose support if he does not consider giving voters a second say on Brexit. |
| But Corbyn appeared to rule out that possibility, saying: “We are not advocating a second referendum.” | But Corbyn appeared to rule out that possibility, saying: “We are not advocating a second referendum.” |
| He predicted his party would do well at the local elections in May, which will see contests in a number of big urban areas where support for Corbyn is strong. | He predicted his party would do well at the local elections in May, which will see contests in a number of big urban areas where support for Corbyn is strong. |
| “The biggest elections are going to be in the main cities, particularly London, Birmingham, Newcastle – we’re going to be working very hard on them. In London particularly, they are going to focus on housing,” he said. | “The biggest elections are going to be in the main cities, particularly London, Birmingham, Newcastle – we’re going to be working very hard on them. In London particularly, they are going to focus on housing,” he said. |
| “But it’s also emphasising the way local authorities have been so underfunded by this government that they are all facing real difficulties … this is the product of seven years of austerity. | “But it’s also emphasising the way local authorities have been so underfunded by this government that they are all facing real difficulties … this is the product of seven years of austerity. |
| “I’m hoping we do very, very well, but I’m not putting a figure on it.” | “I’m hoping we do very, very well, but I’m not putting a figure on it.” |
| As part of the party’s focus on housing and dealing with homelessness, he said Labour would end “no fault” evictions – where landlords can recover possession of a property by giving two months’ notice. | As part of the party’s focus on housing and dealing with homelessness, he said Labour would end “no fault” evictions – where landlords can recover possession of a property by giving two months’ notice. |
| He added there would be an emphasis on longer tenancies as part of a “more regulated” private rented system under Labour. | He added there would be an emphasis on longer tenancies as part of a “more regulated” private rented system under Labour. |
| “I am very determined to bring some order and stability to their [tenants’] lives by longer tenancies and eviction that can only be there for good reason rather than just what can be retaliatory eviction,” he said. | “I am very determined to bring some order and stability to their [tenants’] lives by longer tenancies and eviction that can only be there for good reason rather than just what can be retaliatory eviction,” he said. |
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