Jack Blanchard: Outer suburbs will be litmus test for Cameron
IN a helter-skelter campaign which has seen so many electoral norms turned on their heads, one crucial question has remained constant – just how far does support for David Cameron's resurgent Conservative party reach?
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Tory strategists looking for an answer in Yorkshire next week will be turning to three seats around the leafy outskirts of Leeds – Pudsey, Elmet and Rothwell, and Leeds North East.
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Hide AdDespite the Conservatives' progress in middle England, it is voters' reactions in and around the northern cities which may offer the best yardstick of how far the Tories have come.