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For any copyright, please send me a message. In a bad-tempered BBC interview, the 70-year-old Labour leader claimed rumours that his retirement was imminent were “wishful thinking” by his foes. He also insisted that he wanted a full five-year term as prime minister. But a YouGov opinion poll yesterday showed an overwhelming majority of voters - including 54% of Labour voters - believe the time has come for Mr Corbyn to stand down. Speculation about his future threatened to overshadow the annual Labour conference in Brighton. Mr Corbyn was hit by the resignation of a key aide yesterday, who walked out saying he had no faith in the leader to lead the party to victory at the next general election. Andrew Fisher, head of policy and author of the party’s last general election manifesto, said in a stinging memo: “I no longer have faith we will succeed.” Mr Corbyn brushed aside the departure and his own future in an interview on the BBC Andrew Marr show filmed at the conference in Brighton yesterday. Asked about speculation that he will “stand down before too long”, the Labour leader told the BBC presenter: “It’s wishful thinking by some people - probably yourself.” He added: “I’m taking the party into the General Election to end austerity, to bring forward policies that bring about a better standard of living and better opportunities for people all across this country. I’m enjoying doing that, I’m campaigning all the time. I did 40 events during August alone all round the country.” Asked if he wanted a “full term as prime minister”, Mr Corbyn snapped: “Of course. Well, why wouldn’t I?” And trying to play down the significance of his key adviser’s resignation, the Labour leader added: “I’ve worked with Andrew for 15 years, when I was a backbencher and many other times. “He’s a great writer, he’s a great thinker and he’s done a huge amount of work for the party. “We get along absolutely very well. He’s promised that whatever happens in the future he’ll be working with me on policy issues. We do however frequently argue. About football. He supports Spurs.” Len McCluskey, Mr Corbyn’s closest trade union ally, today hit back at Labour figures speculation about the leader’s future. The boss of the powerful Unite public-sector union said: “Well, that is fake news and it’s nonsense. “It’s done to try and project the image that Jeremy Corbyn is weak and is influenced by people. I have never met a stronger individual than Jeremy Corbyn. “All this stuff about his age and he’s not looking well - he’s already seen off a few Conservative Prime Ministers in David Cameron and Theresa May and when we get a chance in a general election he’ll see a third off.” But Labour MP Jess Phillips told a Sunday newspaper Mr Corbyn had
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