The Labour leader also used his New Year's message to warn against a Brexit deal that only protects the City and not ordinary working people
JEREMY Corbyn says he 'understands' the concerns behind the Brexit vote and why people don't trust the EU as he tries to re-brand himself as a left-wing populist for 2017.
The Labour leader also used his New Year's message to warn against a deal to quit Brussels that only protects the City and not ordinary working people.
In a video released on Twitter he said 2016 "will be defined in history" by the referendum decision and said his party "won't stand by" and allow Theresa May to negotiate a deal it does not agree with.
He used the clip to begin an attempt at taking advantage of the post-Brexit, anti-politics mood sweeping the West to make a more populist pitch than his usual message to voters.
Mr Corbyn blamed the political system for "letting down the people of this country" and said he will take on the establishment.
Taking stock of the Brexit vote, he said: "People didn't trust politicians and they didn't trust the European Union. I understand that.
"I've spent over 40 years in politics campaigning for a better way of doing things, standing up for people, taking on the establishment and opposing decisions that would make us worse-off."
He promised Labour will not try to block the referendum result but "won't stand by" either.
He said: "Those in charge today have put the jobs market, housing, the NHS and social care in crisis. We can't let them mess this up. It's about everyone's future.
"A Brexit that protects the bankers in the City and continues to give corporate handouts to the biggest companies is not good enough."
Labour strategists are reportedly trying to relaunch the 67-year-old MP to try and turn their ailing fortunes around, as they languish way behind in the polls.
Mr Corbyn also used his message to attack the Government over its record on the NHS, social care and homelessness, which has risen sharply in recent years.
He said the political system is "letting down the people of this country" and that "decisions made in Westminster are making people's lives harder".
Pointing out that many Britons are struggling with the twin burdens of insecure housing and insecure work, he said Labour was "founded to stand up for people", and created institutions such as the NHS which improve the daily lives of millions of people.
