Corbyn is finally starting to look like a prime minister – but has he missed his chance?

The Labour leader struck a confident, measured but passionate tone as he unveiled his radical manifesto – but he may have run out of time to woo enough voters to kick Johnson out of No 10

Corbyn speaks at the launch of the Labour party election manifesto in Birmingham (AFP/Getty)

It’s taken him a while, but observers at the launch of Labour’s general election manifesto in Birmingham were forced to admit it – Jeremy Corbyn is starting to look a bit prime ministerial.

The sharp black suit, crisp white shirt and neatly trimmed beard were a far cry from the former off-duty geography teacher look which once prompted David Cameron to tell him to “put on a proper suit and do up your tie”.

And the confident, measured but passionate tone was streets apart from the sometimes rambling and hectoring tirades which were once his trademark.