Theresa May’s biggest audience yesterday was 400 Tory activists while Jeremy Corbyn addressed tens of thousands in safe Labour seats as the election entered its final phase.
The prime minister changed tack and campaigned alongside Boris Johnson, who was rolled out to attempt to shore up the Tory vote. Her campaign stops included a visit to a bakery in Fleetwood where she spoke to two members of staff, and a handful of Tory activists about Chorley cakes, and Bangor on Dee, where she went to a farm and spoke to five people and a child.
She also visited Longton rugby club, Stoke-on-Trent where she spoke to about 100 activists. By contrast Mr Corbyn, appeared in front of thousands of activists at a highly charged rally in Birmingham. The bands Clean Bandit and the Farm performed for the crowd before the arrival of the Labour leader who appeared with Steve Coogan, the comedian.
A satellite link in Birmingham was used to broadcast a passionate speech to rallies in Brighton, Glasgow, London, Warrington and Berry. “We are going all out to win this election,” Mr Corbyn said. He added that the Tories had been complacent during the campaign. “But they underestimated us . . . and the campaign we would mount,” he said “The turning point was when we produced this”, he said, holding up Labour’s manifesto.
