Brighton — Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn has told Prime Minister Theresa May to step aside and make way for the Labour Party to lead Britain’s Brexit talks, saying his leftist ideas are now the "political mainstream". After taking the stage on Wednesday at his party’s annual conference to a standing ovation, Corbyn, once written off by some MPs for driving the party into unelectable territory, said Labour was ready for power. He is keen to press home his advantage over May, who is struggling to unite her party over Britain’s negotiations to leave the EU and to keep her own position. She faces a threat from some Conservatives who cannot forgive her for the loss of their parliamentary majority in the June election she called. "Against all predictions, in June we won the largest increase in the Labour vote since 1945 and achieved Labour’s best vote for a generation," Corbyn said. "It’s a result which has put the Tories on notice and Labour on the threshold of power. "Yes, we remain i...
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