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Labour members erupted into shouts of "no!" and "disgrace!' today after journalists asked if he'll quit as leader over Brexit .

Mr Corbyn indicated he will not step aside to install another MP in his place, despite vowing to do "everything we can" to prevent No Deal on October 31.

The question came after Lib Dems and Tories said they would not back him in a "caretaker" government to block No Deal.

The heckling came as Mr Corbyn gave a keynote speech vowing to bring a no confidence vote in Boris Johnson's government.

Unlike the Prime Minister - who failed to challenge his own MPs heckling a journalist last month - he defended the press.

He told Labour members of one journalist: "Let Andy ask his question. He's a nice fellow, it's alright." To another he said: “I’m defending your right to speak.”

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Mr Corbyn was asked at a speech in Corby whether one of his options to block No Deal was stepping aside as leader.

Activists erupted into shouts of "no!", while one was heard saying "disgrace". Another said: "He's our leader, not the press, or Boris Johnson , or Jo Swanson [sic]."

Mr Corbyn said: "We will do everything to stop a No Deal Brexit .

"I am the leader of the opposition, leader of the Labour Party. All the constitutional precedents are if the government collapses, it's the leader of the opposition that takes over.

"There seems to be an awful lot of very imaginative 'what-if'-ery in the press at the present time.

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"We will put a motion of no confidence in the government, we will do everything we can do stop a no deal Brexit.

"I have written to all the leaders of the opposition parties inviting them to join me in this. And I say to them this - and to those probably quite small number of Conservatives who are alarmed at the prospect of a no deal Brexit.

"If you’re serious about stopping a No Deal Brexit then back my motion of no confidence to stop this government taking us over a cliff edge on October 31."

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If Labour wins a no confidence vote in Parliament, it would trigger the countdown to a general election after 14 days.

But there is speculation that Boris Johnson could try to delay the vote just long enough that an election happens after Brexit day.

Labour sources have not confirmed on what day a no confidence vote would happen, saying it depends on the possibility of success.

Jeremy Corbyn also called for Boris Johnson to recall Parliament earlier than its planned date of September 3. But Downing Street said there were no plans to do so.

Mr Corbyn said Brexit is the "framework" for many of the UK's problems, but warned issues like inequality run "much, much deeper".

He added: "A general election triggered by the Tory Brexit crisis will be a crossroads for our country. It will be a once-in-a-generation chance for a real change of direction potentially on the scale of 1945.

"Things cannot go on as they were before. The Conservatives and a very wealthy establishment that they so happily represent failed this country. They failed to protect living standards, they have savaged our public services."

Mr Corbyn said: "Let's be very clear - we will do everything necessary to stop a disastrous no-deal for which this government has no mandate".

He added: "Labour believes the decision on how to solve the Brexit crisis must go back to the people. And if there is a general election this autumn, Labour will commit to holding a public vote to give voters the final say with credible options on both sides including the option to remain.

"Three years of Tory failure on Brexit have caused opinions to harden to such a degree that I believe no outcome will now have legitimacy without the people's endorsement."

Mr Corbyn was speaking at Pen Green Children’s Centre in Corby - which was one of earliest the blueprints for Labour’s Sure Start programme.

Parliament has failed to reach majority agreement on any single way forward on Brexit.

Asked how he would convince wavering MPs to back his plan, Mr Corbyn said: “What I'm offering is that our party is the main opposition party.

“We will challenge this government, will do everything to stop a no-deal Brexit and we offer to form a minority administration to give people the choice in the future through a general election.

“That's what we're saying. That is the constitutional precedent. That is the norm.

“All this speculation about lots of other options - they actually don't exist.”