Corbyn: Ask the bookies – we are winning

Jeremy Corbyn has predicted a Remain victory in today’s referendum, saying he is “extremely” confident about the result.

Speaking outside the polling station in which he voted, the Labour leader said he expected things to go well for the remain campaign, saying “it’s a very good day.”

Corbyn went on to align himself with political betting firms, added those speculating on the vote “could either check the wind or check the bookies,” adding, “the bookies usually get it right”.

However, the Labour leader joked “They got it wrong on me last year didn’t they? I cost them a lot of money.”

The final Ipsos Mori for the Evening Standard poll gives a slight edge to a Remain victory. The polling firm suggests 52 per cent of voters will choose Remain and 48 per cent will choose to Leave. Other polls from YouGov/The Times and Opinium poll put Remain and Leave on equal footing this morning, with a different side marginally ahead in both. The only poll released yesterday that gives a clear winner is a Populus poll, which gives a ten-point lead for staying in the EU.