But his policy on Brexit overshadowed the day, after he initially refused to rule out a second vote on the deal, before his spokesman later ruled it out.
The Labour Party appears to be running an anti-establishment campaign, presenting itself as a defender of the powerless against the establishment.
"We haven't threatened to turn Britain into an offshore tax haven on the shores of Europe, undermining the European economy".
He added: "We are putting a message out there - this country does not have to be so divided, (there) does not have to be such appalling levels of poverty and unachieved ambition because of people growing up in poverty".
It follows a YouGov opinion poll which suggested 24% of Britons meant to vote for his party, compared with 48% for the Conservatives.
The findings, which Labour says indicate that the Conservatives have broken their promise on "small schools with small class sizes", also show the number of "titan" primary schools (schools with over 800 pupils) has increased nearly seven-fold since 2010.
"It is a five-year plan that is always five years in the future as they continue to cut the budgets of English local authorities and the health service, underfund the Government of Wales and damage the life chances of those with disabilities, damage the life chances of so many others".
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These called for Germany to stop bombing Syria and for a US air base in the European country to be shuttered. The match was postponed by 24 hours and ended in Borussia Dortmund's first home defeat in 21 matches.
"On June 8 every vote is going to count". A failure to win or a result in which the party ends up at less than its current strength will most likely cost him his position.
That said, although he is a notoriously poor media performer, Mr Corbyn's first major election speech yesterday showed a bit more focus and energy and will be regarded as a reasonable start.
She said the election was not "about changing the Government" but instead preventing Theresa May from getting the big majority she wants to help strengthen her position before Brexit negotiations.
"We have consistently demanded a meaningful vote in Parliament and, as the government, will bring the deal we negotiate to Parliament before it is finalised to ensure democratic accountability".
Green Party co-leader Caroline Lucas said Mr Corbyn was letting down Britain by refusing to back a second referendum.
"That's why we will prove the establishment experts wrong and change the direction of this election - because the British people know that they are the true wealth creators, held back by a system rigged for the wealth extractors".
Corbyn was elected party leader in 2015 and again previous year thanks to strong backing from grassroots Labour members, but many of his more centrist MPs believe he can not secure the broad public support needed to win power.
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