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The Trump campaign is eager to paint Harris as a radical left-winger by reminding voters that she has previously said she would ban fracking, nationalise health insurance and decriminalise illegal border crossings.

However, the former shadow home secretary and veteran left-winger, who is a close ally of former leader Jeremy Corbyn, was only readmitted to the party last week.

The left-winger says he has been made a "sacrificial lamb" after he was suspended by the party this week over a complaint about his behaviour, which he said was "vexatious and politically motivated".

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said Diane Abbott is "free to go forward as a Labour candidate", ending days of speculation about the veteran left-winger's future.

Veteran left-winger Diane Abbott says she has been banned from standing as a Labour candidate - something Sir Keir denies, insisting no decision has been taken on her future.