MP says she faces racist abuse almost every day

Host Louisa Hannan asked the Labour MP: "We know, sadly, women in politics get a lot of abuse. Is that something you've encountered? I mean, I know it's early days."

Ms Kaur responded to say it had been "extreme" and racist abuse had been "constant, almost on a daily basis".

"It's kind-of more than I thought. I mean, you always get it when you're in the public eye," she said.

"Being a politician, suddenly you somehow become sub-human - when all you're really trying to do is make a positive difference to people's lives.

"I got it to a certain extent when I was a councillor and leader of the council, but I feel as though, since I've become an MP - especially online - I feel as though I've attracted all the misogynists, and all the racists and all the haters out there."

But Ms Kaur said the hate actually "encourages" her, adding: "I want other people from areas of deprivation and brown girls to feel as though, if I can do it, they can do it."

She added she has a zero-tolerance policy on her social media accounts where, if someone is abusive or makes personal comments, they are immediately blocked.

She explained: "Sometimes I bite, but I really try to make an effort not to respond and to ignore it because I don't want to give it airtime.

"I don't want to spread hate, there's enough hate out there. I talk to people on the doorstep and one of the things that they're really concerned about is hate crime and I don't want to promote it."