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Labour’s Emily Thornberry says voters need to focus less on Theresa May’s hair and more on policy.

The Shadow Foreign Secretary insisted that if Labour were to win the election, it would be “on our policies and the fact that we are able to get our message across on the doorstep, showing people it does not need to be this way.”

She told ITV’s Robert Peston: “It is not good enough for people to be saying ‘I like Theresa May’s hair', or 'I like that shade of blue'. Politics is not about that.

“Politics is about how you change people’s lives, and being able to put forward a platform that makes sense and is a clear alternative.”

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It came amid claims that some Labour MPs are pursuing a strategy of not mentioning Jeremy Corbyn on the doorstep at all.”

Thornberry said: “People vote for united parties. We have to be a united party and we have to be focused on winning the election, and how we are a party of hope and a party that shows it does not have to be like this.

“ Brexit does not need to be a disaster. We have to get a good, strong Brexit that works on behalf of Britain.”

She added: “The alternative that the government is offering is nothing. They are simply offering a presidential election. People should not be fooled.”