Lib Dem leader hopes for local election springboard to Westminster gains

Lib Dem leader hopes for local election springboard to Westminster gains

T

ory MPs in the Home Counties are being targeted by the Liberal Democrats as Sir Ed Davey hopes the local elections will provide a “springboard” for an assault on Conservative heartlands.

The Liberal Democrat leader said a combination of disillusioned former Tories and left-leaning voters moving out of London spell a long-term threat to Conservative strongholds.