US elections: Trump and Biden sweep Super Tuesday, as Haley scores Vermont surprise

US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have swept the state primaries this Super Tuesday, according to CBS projections. 

The projections make it almost certain that the two men will gain the party’s nomination and the 2024 US Presidential election will be a re-match of the 2020 election. 

The polls have now closed across the US. President Biden is projected to have won Democratic nominating contests in 14 states – plus Iowa, where people voted by post. 

Meanwhile, GOP front-runner Donald Trump is projected to have won 12 Republican contests. 

His closest rival, Nikki Haley, has secured herself a surprise win in Vermont. But she remains miles behind Trump and has no clear path to the White House. 

The former president described it as an “amazing day” before launching an attack on President Biden, who has responded in kind and insisted he will win the presidency in 2024.