Donald Trump has again been quick off the mark to accuse Kamala Harris of being anti-Catholic after the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee turned down the opportunity to attend this year’s Al Smith Dinner in New York City.

Established in 1946 and formally known as the Alfred Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, the society event is famed for being attended by leading politicians from the main US political parties who come together to poke fun at themselves and each other as they trade usually light-hearted barbs in the speeches they give during the dinner.