Party to switch focus from economy after polling shows voters in southern Conservative seats put health service as No 1 issue
Liberal Democrats
Lib Dem campaigners charged with securing a breakthrough in seats in the south-east are gathering in a Staffordshire hotel this weekend, as all the parties begin to sketch out their early general election planning. The group will be told that the usual tactic of targeting liberal Tory voters in affluent areas with messages about the economy will be dialled down, after theA “message testing” operation in Hertfordshire surprised the campaign team as health issues dominated on the doorsteps.
The data giving Lib Dems most hope is a new internal poll suggesting large numbers of voters in the seats blame the Tory party itself, more than former prime ministers Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, for the economic pain facing Britain. The polling, conducted by Savanta between 13 and 15 January, found that 63% of voters say that the Conservative party is responsible for the problems Britain currently faces.
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