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Starmer on your soles and Thatcher on your teacup: we vote for the best, worst and weirdest election merch


Wear your politics on your sleeve – and the rest of your body – as political parties and indie sellers offer up everything from Keir Starmer flip-flops to a Margaret Thatcher mug

You may have snapped up a Renaissance tour T-shirt when you went to see Beyoncé or display your loyalty to your local coffee shop by carrying around its branded reusable cup. There’s Totes Labour cloth bags and a stable-looking stoneware mug, while T-shirts and sweatshirts come in oversized streetwear-inspired fits and football-esque giant scarves feature a graphic text spin on its Change slogan. While their Sparkle With Starmer T-shirt is long gone, a statement Vote Labour Perspex red necklace – regularly seen on Angela Rayner – can be bought from the independent jewellery brand Tatty Devine.

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