THE brother of one of the top candidates to become the next President of the United States is holding a campaign rally for his little bro in Oxford.

Larry Sanders is throwing the Presidential party for his big brother Bernie at Christ Church college, Oxford, on Tuesday night.

He will lead an 'exciting' line-up of speakers including Oxford city councillor Hosnieh Djafari-Marbin and the Labour Party's national Green Deal campaign founder Aliya Yule.

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Mr Sanders, an East Oxford resident who stood as a Parliamentary candidate for the Green Party in Oxford West and Abingdon in 2015, said the support his brother was now gaining in the US was unprecedented in modern history.

He said: "Bernard’s candidacy is a moment in history that represents a fundamental shift in American politics.

"The movement behind him is unparalleled in modern political history and I hope that Americans living overseas take this opportunity to make their voices heard and vote in the Democrats Abroad Global Primary."

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Bernie Sanders emerged this week as one of the top two winners of the Democratic Party's first leadership vote, the Iowa caucus.

Coincidentally for Oxford, the other top contender was a former city resident Pete Buttigieg, who studied at Oxford University from 2004 to 2007.

Larry Sanders' rally for his brother on Tuesday will take place on the same day as the Democrats' next leadership ballot, the New Hampshire Primary.

Organisers of the event in the Sir Michael Dummett Lecture Theatre say their aim is to rally US nationals to vote for Bernie Sanders in the Democrats Abroad Global Primary, which runs March 3 – 10.

The event, which will start at 6.30pm, is free and open to all but anyone wanting to attend must register first.

To register, go to eventbrite.co.uk and search for 'Oxford for Bernie'.