Sky News has been tracking locations visited by party leaders in the first week of the general election campaign to decipher what their choices tell us about the parties' election strategies.
The prime minister has taken a defensive approach, signalling the Conservatives' worry about being so far behind in the polls. Sir Keir Starmer's visits show the scale of their ambition and highlight Labour's awareness of the challenge they face. They need to gain 125 seats to win the smallest possible majority. This campaign is being fought on new electoral boundaries, with many constituencies undergoing significant changes since 2019.
Both were part of his opening gambit of a whistle-stop tour of all the four nations to present a prime ministerial image. Lib-Dem southern front The prime minister is also having to fight on two fronts - with the Liberal Democrats closing in on several seats across the South of England. He visited four key Lib Dem targets, including Chesham and Amersham which has recently had a Liberal Democrat MP for the first time due to their resounding 2021 by-election victory.
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