Jeremy’s capable as roles reverse

THE more people see of Jeremy Corbyn in this campaign, the more they like him.

The more they see of Theresa May, the more they realise she is the opposite of the “strong and stable” soundbite PM she claims to be.

Corbyn has considerable obstacles to overcome – his dodgy support for the IRA, failing to sing the national anthem when he first arrived on the public stage, and a lifetime career as a cantankerous oppositionist.

May was the mirror image – well-groomed, well-bred, hyper-efficient and capable. Now the roles have been reversed. Calling a snap election when she said she wouldn’t made the PM look opportunistic.

Unveiling policies that attacked the rights of pensioners made her look out of touch.

Performing a U-turn on her manifesto made her look weak.

Running away from debates or encounters with the public makes her look brittle.

When May now asks if you would prefer the blue team or the red team to negotiate Brexit, it raises a genuine question.

Keir Starmer or Boris Johnson, who would most people want going to Brussels?

May the wobbler or reasonable-sounding Corbyn, who is committed to getting a deal that works for the many, not the few?

On Brexit, as across a range of policy areas, Corbyn has managed to present positive and popular solutions to the dire situation created by last year’s referendum

“No deal is better than a bad deal,” was meant to be May’s soundbite of strength that now looks like a recipe for catastrophe.

Day by day, May looks less and less capable of delivering a suitable Brexit for Britain.