in an interview with catherine boyle he summed up his ideological position. >> i'm proud to call myself a socialist. someone that wants to share the wealth and the experience and the abilities of everybody. it's -- socialism is basic humanity. i consider myself a reasonably human kind of person. >> cnbc also caught up with some of his young supporters. here's why one says he's voting for the hard left politician. >> we need young people to feel like there's something to live for. because my generation, we're the ones that get picked on the most. we don't have anyone to fight for us. we don't have free education and the opportunities that the generation before us had. >> joining us is the director of digital strategy at silk digital and catherine boyle who carried out the interview yesterday with mr. corbyn. i want to touch on this big rise in support which is quite a surprise here in the u.k. is that down to young voters or a reaction of the policies that's appealing to people across the spectrum. >> first of all, i didn't see it coming. he made the registration by several minutes. is i