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Some Scousers are so confident that Jeremy Corbyn and Labour are going to win the General Election next week that they have already planned a victory party in the city.

Nearly 700 people have said they will attend an event created on Facebook called Jeremy Corbyn Victory Rave - Liverpool , with a further 2,400 saying they would be interested in going along.

And in another sign that Corbynmania is taking over the city - new t-shirts with a now famous Corbyn banner that was displayed at Anfield last month are selling like hot cakes.

Mr Corbyn has always been popular in the city - with an iconic rally he held at St George’s Hall last year attended by tens of thousands of Scousers.

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And now - as the Islington MP continues to defy all expectations and surge in the polls - Scousers are clearly getting excited about the idea of a new socialist Labour Government seizing power next Thursday.

The victory rave event doesn’t currently have a specified location but is set to run from 10pm until 3am on the day following the General Election.

A description of the event simply states: “Comrades! Compatriots! Followers of the cause! Come far and wide and toast our ultimate victory in the name of our great leader—Corbyn!”

And if the event does go ahead - many of those that attend could be dressed in a new t-shirt that has been produced in honour of the Labour leader.

In May, a banner featuring Mr Corbyn’s face alongside symbols of various social justice campaigns was displayed at the Kop for Liverpool’s match against Southampton - prompting a huge reaction.

Now the organisers of the banner have worked to produce t-shirts with it on - and say they are flying out.

Roy Bentham of the Blacklist Support group has worked with the owners of the Liverpool-based Hat Scarf or a Badge website to produce the t-shirts with the famous banner and its slogan “What Unites us is Greater than What Divides Us.”

The t-shirts are on sale for £19.99 with the money made going to the Fans Supporting Food Banks initiative launched by Liverpool and Everton fans.

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Mr Bentham said: “We have been getting swept away in the tide of optimism that Jeremy Corbyn’s campaign has brought and I think the banner is symbolic of that.

“We only put the t-shirts up for pre-sale yesterday and already loads of people have been getting in touch to say they want one.”

And Roy said the t-shirts have got the ultimate approval, adding: “I spoke to the shadow chancellor John McDonnell and he said he and Jeremy approve of them because the money raised is going to help food banks.”

To order one of the t-shirts visit the website here and scroll to the third page of products.