Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn are already trading blows on day one of the fight to win the pre-Christmas general election.

Both leaders hit the Campaign trail by blaming each other for Brexit failure and a ‘corrupt’ system that benefits ‘the few’.

The Prime Minister blamed his failure to live up to his ‘do or die’ promise on the the Labour leader, while Mr Corbyn pledged to take on ‘the few who run a corrupt system’.

He has promised to ‘rebuild’ public services and hit out at ‘tax dodgers, dodgy landlords, bad bosses and big polluters’.

Britain is braced for a bitter winter election campaign ahead of the 12 December vote after a number of high profile MPs dropped out of the race.

Culture Secretary Nicky Morgan made the shock announcement she would be standing down yesterday, blaming ‘abuse’ she has received during her time in the House.

After saying he would rather be ‘dead in a ditch’ than delay Brexit beyond today – 31 October – Mr Johnson claims it was Mr Corbyn’s fault the UK’s withdrawal from the EU had been put back until 31 January.

The PM marks 100 days in office today and will give a speech saying it ‘should have been the day that Brexit was delivered and we finally left the EU’.

He will say: ‘Despite the great new deal I agreed with the EU, Jeremy Corbyn refused to allow that to happen – insisting upon more dither, more delay and more uncertainty for families and business.’

Mr Corbyn will use his own speech in London to ‘call out the elite’ who are scared of the British people, which is why ‘they’ll throw everything’ at Labour in the upcoming election.

He will add: ‘This election is a once-in-a-generation chance to transform our country, take on the vested interests holding people back and ensure that no community is left behind.

‘So, we’re going after the tax dodgers. We’re going after the dodgy landlords. We’re going after the bad bosses. We’re going after the big polluters. Because we know whose side we’re on.

‘Whose side are you on?’

Meanwhile Brexit Party sources have said reports the organisation, headed by Nigel Farage, would stand down candidates in Tory seats and concentrate on challenging some 20 Labour MPs in Leave areas was ‘wild speculation’.

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