Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson has launched her election ‘battle bus’ campaign by insisting she is the best suited to be the next UK prime minister.

Ms Swinson was carrying out a campaign swing through north London, Watford and Surrey yesterday, insisting she was realistic in predicting the Lib Dems could win “hundreds” of seats on December 12.

“I am happy to take on both Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn, neither of whom is fit to be prime minister, whatever,” she said.

Ms Swinson predicted more defections to the Lib Dems after the election by Labour and Tory MPs.

“In the circumstances where we don’t reach a majority Lib Dem government, our priority will still be stopping Brexit,” she added.

“I have also had MPs from both those parties saying to me that they think I would be a better prime minister than Jeremy Corbyn or Boris Johnson.”

Asked if she feared a dirty election campaign, Ms Swinson said she would present a positive message to voters.

Ms Swinson said the Lib Dems would invest £11bn (€12.7bn) into mental health care.

The Lib Dem leader said: “We need to make sure people get the help they need when they need it.”

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