Jeremy Corbyn has warned the Grenfell Tower tragedy underlines the "terrible consequences" of cutting public spending as he accused the Conservatives of "hypocrisy" after the fire.
He told an estimated 200,000 crowd at the Durham Miners' Gala that Tory politicians had "vote to cut" the wages of workers who came to the aid of victims.
The Labour leader called on Theresa May to resign as he pledged to end austerity and scrap the cap on public sector pay.
His speech was interrupted at its end by a woman's attempt to speak to him on stage as security struggled to remove her from the stage.
The crowd cheered the Labour leader as he pledged to speak to her after his speech, saying: "I do talk to everybody."
Mr Corbyn had addressed the Grenfell tragedy, in which at least 80 people died, in his public address as he condemned the government's economic policies.
"We saw at Grenfell Tower the terrible consequences of austerity and of doing things on the cheap," he said.
"It is the hypocrisy that turns the stomach, when in the terrorist attacks or the Grenfell Tower fire, these Conservative politicians give warm words of praise and then a week later vote to cut those same people's incomes, having cut thousands of their colleagues' jobs already.
"People are fed up with the hypocrisy and the dishonesty of the Conservative Party," he went on.
"There's always the money available when they want to start another war. There's always the money for tax giveaways to big business or the very richest.
"There's always the money for new grammar schools or the latest hare-brained scheme to benefit their friends."
Mr Corbyn also reiterated he is leading a "government-in-waiting" as he addressed one of Europe's biggest trade union events.
On tackling inequality, he vowed to "turn this monstrosity around and build a fairer, more equal Britain".
Labour's better-than-expected General Election performance has secured Mr Corbyn's position.
But there is concern among some Labour MPs about moves which could make it easier to oust them in favour of candidates from the party's left.
Since the election Mr Corbyn has also been hit with a small rebellion over Brexit which saw 49 of his MPs defy him by calling for the UK to stay in the single market and customs union.
The Labour leader warned a lack of discipline could jeopardise the party's chance of success.
"We are no longer just in opposition but a government-in-waiting," he said.
"We have a huge opportunity now to change our country for the better if we learn the lessons of this great movement, stay united, stay disciplined and work together."
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