Sentences with phrase «marginal seats strategy»

Lord Ashcroft has become a powerful figure at Conservative HQ, where he is credited with devising the party's marginal seat strategy, pouring resources into constituencies where Labour MPs are defending small majority.

The now powerful party figure is credited with devising its marginal seat strategy, pouring resources into constituencies where Labour MPs are defending small majorities.

«That's why we've set up a campaign team, involving leaders from all of your branches, and are developing a marginal seat strategy.

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The leadership's strategy is to register and canvas more voters in target seats, banking on increased turnout to flip new marginals that were long thought to be beyond Corbyn's reach.

His strategy, of focusing relentlessly on Brexit, demanding a referendum on the final exit deal, had been expected to play well in pro-EU marginal seats across a swath of Britain.

[10][11] He was also a target of the strategy led by Lord Ashcroft to concentrate resources on key marginal seats which saw # 50,000 donated to the Conservative campaign to unseat him.

This makes it imperative that Labour wins every seat it can, including Labour - Lib Dem marginals, lest Clegg by default act as kingmaker to Cameron in a fit of absence of strategy.