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Katy Clifton

Lily Allen reduced to 'tears' as she praises Jeremy Corbyn's radical Labour manifesto

Lily Allen has shared bizarre footage of her "crying" in response to the Labour Party manifesto.

The popstar is seen with what appear to be tears streaming down her face as she tweeted about Jeremy Corbyn making Labour's radical pledges ahead of the general election.

The said in the video: "Guys, I've watched the Labour manifesto and I'm... I think it's the best manifesto I've ever seen."

The singer filmed the video on TikTok, a viral video-editing platform, with the tears being computer-generated through a filter.

Lily Allen shared her response to Labour's manifesto (@LilyAllen/TikTok/Twitter)

Allen shared the video on Wednesday on Twitter alongside the hashtags "RealChange" and "LabourManifesto".

It comes after the Labour leader promised inflation-busting five per cent rises for public sector workers in a Left-wing "manifesto for hope" on Thursday.

A splurge on infrastructure and public services is key to his plans - which he insists are fully costed and covered by tax rises for the top five per cent of earners.

Mr Corbyn says funding would be generated by a tax rise for people earning over £80,000 as well as boosting corporation tax from five to 26 per cent, though there have been questions over whether the latter could garner half the proposed £83 million extra in taxes it is suggested it would.

The Labour leader has also detailed his eagerness to get Brexit "sorted", not necessarily "done" as his Tory opponents have vowed, while outlining his desire for a "green industrial revolution".

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