LABOUR in government will “tear down the barriers” that are holding too many people back in life, Jeremy Corbyn said today.

Speaking in the marginal seat of Telford, Shropshire, the Labour leader laid out his vision for a government that is “on your side.”

Criticising the arrogance of politicians who believe they are“born to rule,” Mr Corbyn attacked the “childish insults, rowdy MPs and unbelievably weird rules” of the House of Commons.

He asserted that Parliament was a “long way from other people’s lives,” admitting to the audience: “Westminster hasn’t exactly covered itself in glory recently.

“You’re right to feel frustrated with the political system — because it is not working for you.

“For me, real politics isn’t about shouting matches in Parliament. The politics I stand for is about sharing power and wealth with people who don’t have a lot of money and don’t have friends in high places, so they can take charge of their own lives.

“It’s within our grasp to do something different with this election.”

Mr Corbyn also took aim at Tory grandee Jacob Rees-Mogg, who implied in an interview on Tuesday that those who died in the June 2017 Grenfell Tower fire lacked “common sense” by staying in their flats.

He said: “I’ll tell you what’s common sense: don’t put flammable cladding on people’s homes.

“Don’t close fire stations, don’t cut firefighters’ jobs.

“When residents tell you their home is a death trap, don’t ignore them. Listen to them.”

Mr Corbyn urged the crowd to judge the next Labour government by the “concrete changes” it will make to the country over the first five years of government.

Labour seeks to end homelessness, in-work poverty and foodbank usage, as well as abolish university tuition fees and build a whole new tranche of affordable housing.

Mr Corbyn reminded his listeners that the December 12 election was a “once-in-a-generation chance to transform our country and tear down the barriers that are holding people back” and said that Labour’s agenda was a “radical and far-reaching plan for real change in our lifetimes.”

He was joined by Telford’s Labour candidate, Katrina Gilman, who is hoping to overturn Tory Lucy Allan’s majority of 720.