Jeremy Corbyn ‘not fit to be prime minister’, says Lib Dem Swinson

Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson has said Jeremy Corbyn is “not fit to be prime minister” and that she would not back him to lead an interim government under any circumstances.

Speaking to Ridge On Sunday on Sky News, Ms Swinson said that Boris Johnson is also “not fit to be prime minister”, and said that the public deserve better choice.

She added that there are no circumstances under which she would support Jeremy Corbyn as the leader of a caretaker government.

She also said she believes that Jeremy Corbyn “doesn’t have the numbers” to be able to lead any necessary interim government.

Pushed on whether there are any circumstances under which she would back a Mr Corbyn-led interim government, Ms Swinson said: “No. Jeremy Corbyn is not fit to be prime minister. Boris Johnson is not fit to be prime minister. The country deserves a better choice than either of those two.”

Earlier in the conversation, Ms Swinson said she would not back Mr Corbyn despite him being leader of the Opposition as he does not have the numbers, even discounting whether the Liberal Democrats would support him or not.

She said: “Well he doesn’t have the numbers. If you add up the numbers even without the Liberal Democrats he’s far short of it.

“And let’s remember why he is far short, part of that is because there are people who were Labour MPS who have left the Labour party because their failure to deal with antisemitism.

“We are not talking about something that is irrelevant or a minor problem.”