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Watch: Dawn Butler’s bizarre campaign rap

(Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)

Today’s a big day in the election calendar. This morning, Labour launched its official manifesto, while campaigners hit the three-week countdown until the big day. As even the Tories seem to have accepted that the 5 July will see a victory for Sir Keir and his Starmtroopers, one Labour candidate seems to be especially enjoying herself on the election trail.

Dawn Butler, standing in new constituency Brent East, is ramping up her campaigning as polling day looms ever closer. Taking a leaf out of the SNP’s book – after Falkirk candidate Toni Giugliano created a Spotify song in an attempt to woo voters – Butler has decided that the best way to convince her constituents that she’s their woman is to release an, um, rap video. It’s certainly one way to get noticed…

‘We got 21 days to go. We got 21 days to go,’ the Labour lefty sang to the camera.

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