Farming areas and central Scottish belt could be added to party’s general election targets
Labour is to widen the number of parliamentary seats it will consider for inclusion on its key “target list” to take in more that have rural and farming areas, and more in the central belt of
The target list will not include seats that the party believes it is highly likely to win but where it knows it will have to commit big financial resources and campaigning heavyweights. They said: “The byelections mean we can look at different parts of the country. We are looking at who is voting for us, so in rural areas, villages, the farming community. In Scotland too, the progress we have made so far shows that we can win support across different types of voters and different demographics, so realistically we think we can win seats across the central belt. Keir now has more options .
“That number is limited,” said the source. “The money is limited and the number of Keirs is limited. The number of top-quality campaigners and organisers is also limited. But we can think of more options now.”
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