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Jeremy Corbyn won’t become Prime Minister by playing Labour Romeo to Theresa May’s Tory Brexit Juliet.

Bailing out a failing PM and her unpopular bad deal would be political suicide – a real Shakespearean tragedy for a democratic socialist party which has vowed to radically renew Britain, both economically and socially.

Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell, one of Corbyn’s closest comrades and Labour’s smartest clearer of obstacles on the path to power, has publicly declared that he doesn’t trust May.

It sounds like he’s preparing to blame her for the collapse of stalemated talks between the two parties.

By admitting that Corbyn’s message of hope is popular with people of all backgrounds and incomes, Tory Schools Minister Nick Gibb has highlighted wider Conservative fears.

Brexit is not the only show in town. In fact it’s a distraction from Labour’s offer on wages, housing, public services, environment, fairness and letting everyone fulfil their potential.

Promising a new referendum when public opinion is turning against Brexit and Parliament is paralysed could be a deal-maker for Labour in the next General Election.

Complacency about Labour’s European majority (eight million of the party’s 12 million voters were Remainers in 2016 against four million Leavers) is no longer an option.

Significant gains by the Lib Dems and Greens in England’s council elections show how easily disgruntled stayers can move to new homes.

And only the most blinkered Labour supporters ignore the disappointment of losing scores of seats instead of painting hundreds red in May’s blue bloodbath of nearly 1,400 losses.

The results confirmed what Corbyn’s circle discuss only in private: if he gets to Downing Street this Labour PM would most likely lead a minority Government or a coalition.

Projecting council results into a badly hung Parliament, expert number crunchers Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher predict the result as 279 Tory MPs and 268 Labour. In that case, the only viable coalition would be Labour backed by 53 SNP MPs, with 29 Lib Dems possibly playing a tricksy supporting role.

Council battles and May 23’s European Parliament contests are not General Election blueprints, but nor should they be ignored.

Saving Theresa May would be Corbyn’s biggest mistake.