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Travels in Trumpland with Ed Balls review – a lycra-clad quest to understand America

The former shadow chancellor dons a union jack leotard on his journey to find what motivates Trump supporters – at least you can’t say he’s not game

Wearing a tight union jack leotard, Ed Balls lies on the floor of the ring at Southern Legacy Wrestling in Munford, Alabama. Playing the foreigner (in other words, the bad guy), he has just been counted out, defeated by the all-American hero Johnny Slaughter. The crowd of a couple of hundred – just about every one a Trump supporter – is baying, booing and shouting: “U‑S‑A! U‑S‑A!”

Oh, Ed, what happened? That’s one helluva fall you’ve taken: from shadow chancellor, via gameshows, Gangnam and baking, to this: crashing to the floor in a community centre in Nowheresville.

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