Corbyn could have been the nation’s saviour. But he’s just too tribal | Simon Jenkins

Today’s speech was the Labour leader’s chance to muster a coalition against no deal. But all he wants is a general election

History is offering Jeremy Corbyn the gift of his dreams, and he is rejecting it. He has said he will do everything necessary to save Britain from the bizarre self-harm of no-deal Brexit, personally crafted by Boris Johnson. He will not.

Corbyn will not lay aside partisan rhetoric and muster the parliamentary coalition that alone might bar no deal in the coming weeks, nor...