JEREMY Corbyn was embroiled in bad-tempered clashes with the BBC's Andrew Marr today as he denied he is on the verge of quitting.

The Labour leader swiped that Marr was one of the people "wishing" to get rid of him - and at one point demanded: "What are you trying to say?"

He also admitted that there are raging tensions among his close team, after one key aide quit condemning a "blizzard of lies" and "class war" in Mr Corbyn's office.

The show was filmed at Brighton Beach Club in Kings Road.

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The extraordinary exchanges came amid claims Mr Corbyn's allies have begun triggering succession plans after deciding they are "past the high-water mark of Corbynism".

The veteran left-winger is facing a stormy Labour conference in Brighton as activists rail at his muddled stance on Brexit.

A poll has found the Tories have opened up a 15-point lead over Labour, and two-thirds of the public disapprove of his EU policy.

A bid by Mr Corbyn's allies to oust his Remain-backing deputy Tom Watson had to be humiliatingly aborted yesterday. He said this morning that 'of course' he will obey activists if they vote for a motion ordering the party to support cancelling Brexit.

However, Mr Corbyn dismissed claims he will stand down soon, telling Marr: "That is wishful thinking by some people - probably yourself."

He insisted he will serve a full term as PM if Labour wins a general election, but said: "I am very surprised at the question actually." Marr hit back that who was PM was a matter of great concern to the public.

Mr Corbyn also shrugged off the row over Andrew Fisher's bombshell departure, which saw him send a memo criticising public-school educated senior colleagues including strategy chief Seumas Milne.

He said Mr Fisher had been "distressed" about an internal argument and suspected similar memos were "flying around the BBC" all the time, adding: "Maybe, Andrew, even in your team".