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Jeremy Corbyn has declared his party is now the "mainstream" of UK politics, as the Labour leader vowed to keep up the pressure on a Government "in disarray".

Ahead of Labour's annual conference in Brighton, Mr Corbyn revealed the party are "ready" for another General Election following his surprise success in June's vote, which forced Theresa May into ruling as a minority administration with the Democratic Unionist Party's support.

Labour are aiming to topple a series of high-profile Tories holding slender majorities in their constituencies, Mr Corbyn disclosed, while he claimed Boris Johnson's explosive Brexit intervention "wouldn't happen" from a member of his own shadow cabinet.

In an interview with The Guardian, Mr Corbyn said: "The election has changed politics in this country. We are now the mainstream. The Government lacks any sense of direction."

Labour will continue their campaigning in marginal seats, including those held by top Conservatives such as Mr Johnson, Home Secretary Amber Rudd and former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith, Mr Corbyn said.

And the Labour leader insisted no member of his top team would have acted like Mr Johnson in publishing a 4,000-word newspaper article setting out his own Brexit plans, a move viewed as a challenge to the PM's authority.

"They wouldn't do it. It wouldn't happen. We would expect and they would consult with my office before it was done," he said.

Mr Corbyn also pledged to support unions as they pressure the Government to boost public sector pay - which has raised the possibility of widespread strikes - as the Labour leader described many public sector workers as "in work poverty".

Meanwhile, Mr Corbyn was handed a pre-conference boost on Thursday as a new Ipsos MORI poll revealed a four-point lead for Labour over the Tories and an improvement in his personal ratings since last year.

Two in five voters (40%) now believe Mr Corbyn has sound judgement (up 10 points from September 2016), 52% say he understands the problems facing Britain (up eight points) and 47% think he has a clear vision for Britain (up nine points).

Gideon Skinner, head of political research at Ipsos MORI, said: "The public have clearly warmed to Jeremy Corbyn's style and cooled on Theresa May, over the last year.

"Since 2007, the Conservatives used to be able to offset being the less-liked party with a more-liked leader, but now they are behind on both.

"But Theresa May still leads on some competence issues such as capability and handling a crisis."

Responding to Mr Corbyn's interview, a Conservative spokesperson said: "Labour's top team are hopelessly divided.

"Whether it's over the basic principles of Brexit, economic policy or on key parts of national security policy like Trident, they contradict each other and backtrack on their promises.

"The simple fact is they're not fit to govern."