Polling for Greens suggests party could take two rural seats from Tories

Exclusive: Green co-leader Adrian Ramsay says poll shows party is moving beyond traditional urban strongholds

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Increased disenchantment with the Conservatives could result in the Greens taking two rural seats from the Tories in the general election, a Green co-leader has said, after internal polling showed they were ahead in both constituencies.

Adrian Ramsay said the polling in the seats, including Waveney Valley, which he is contesting on 4 July, demonstrated how recent local election successes had helped the party move beyond its traditional strongholds in urban, Labour-facing seats.