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No, not at all. The apparent lack of consistency with his behaviour is simply because since the referendum he has had to say that Labour 'respects the result of the referendum'.
I think it's useful to look at what he said before the referendum, e.g. in the Labour leadership contest:
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jul/28/jeremy-corbyn-backs-british-membership-of-eu
As he also said several times after the referendum, he is (personally) in favour of 'remain and reform'. I've seen nothing to suggest that this has changed.
I've argued here before that I think he is right, however, that his party should 'respect the result of the referendum' and it also has to have a '"Brexit" plan' at the moment--perfunctory though it is, and probably unworkable, too, while less unworkable than May's 'red lines' conundrum--as the referendum result still hovers around in the ether of its poor definition (no clear idea on whether it's binding (strictly speaking it isn't, of course, it was only ever advisory, but because no threshold was set at which its advice should be followed, its subject matter nonetheless has a divisive power that if ignored threatens trust in democracy)).
Corbyn's strategy is definitely to eventually force Theresa May to revoke Article 50, so that the Tories would be saddled with this 'betrayal', as an ardent 'Brexiteer' might put it. This is a game of chicken and it's completely unclear who will win it. Thrills and spills galore guaranteed, hold on to your seats as we come to the final cliffhanger.
(I obviously don't want the UK to leave the EU, in case people read this who haven't seen me say it before.)