Sunday People

Did you win?

- By Nigel Nelson, Political Editor

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In an exclusive interview as the Labour conference kicked off in Brighton, the party leader said: “I’m very fit and I’ve grown into the job.

“I enjoy every day and I’m relishing the prospect of government.”

Mr Corbyn is a sprightly 68, full of gags and good humour like a man half his age,

But if Theresa May clings on until 2022 when the next election is due, he would be 83 before he left No10. Mr Corbyn admit- ted becoming leader had been a steep learning curve and that he had to quickly adjust to the timetable and the pressure, but he insisted: “I’m now better prepared to be PM than ever before.”

One of his priorities would be to lift the one per cent public sector pay cap, meaning nurses, police, firefighte­rs and local authority workers would get an immediate 2.7 per cent extra in line with inflation.

He would also press ahead with plans to curb excessive pay for bosses.

The minimum wage rate will be even higher than the £10 an hour he promised by 2020 at the election. Nor has he ruled out a maximum wage, which would mean no boss could earn more than 20 times the amount of a company’s lowest-paid staff.

Amazon, Google and Facebook are also in his sights for not paying tax in Britain and dodging the minimum wage.

He said: “I read a story about Amazon charging workers £8 to get to work, meaning they take home less than the minimum wage. It’s a disgrace.”

Although Mr Corbyn needs to capture 64 seats for an overall majority, he only has to replace seven Tory MPs to become PM in a coalition, probably with the SNP.

Asked how he sees Theresa May’s position, he said: “She faces enormous difficulti­es in her own party.

“But I don’t do personal attacks. I can’t best George Osborne on that.”

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