Lib Dems target ‘blue wall’ with blitz of 2m leaflets in Tory heartlands

Seats of Jeremy Hunt and Gillian Keegan included in long-planned assault, as party aims to persuade Labour supporters to lend them their votes

More than 2 million leaflets will be distributed by the Liberal Democrats in their target blue wall" seats this weekend as the party launches its bid to dislodge some of the most senior Conservatives from parliament.

The seats of cabinet ministers Jeremy Hunt and Gillian Keegan have been included in the party's long-planned assault on liberal Tory heartland seats that have been drifting away from the party since 2019. Michael Gove's Surrey Heath seat was already in Lib Dem plans before the levelling up secretary announced on Friday night he was stepping down.