PM dismisses A&E ‘scaremongering’

is driven by local people and what local people need.

“If you want that you also need a good Conservative representative locally.”

The PM, bolstered by cheers from her supporters throughout her appearance, also insisted that local voters were key to her party triumphing at the polls.

She was introduced to the stage by former Tory leader, Yorkshireman William Hague, who described Mrs May as “the right, the best and the only Prime Minister for this country.”

Mrs May described voters in Yorkshire as “critical” in the election and added: “If I lose just six seats, my government loses its majority so every vote of this election counts.”

The PM’s whistle-stop appearance, which focused heavily on the party’s plans for Brexit negotiations and criticising Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s “coalition of chaos” should he reach Number 10, was praised by local politicians.

The Tories are aiming to win back the marginal Dewsbury seat from Labour’s Paula Sherriff, who took it off them narrowly in 2015.

Tory candidate Beth Prescott said: “Mrs May was very clear about her plan for the area (with a) strong plan for Brexit.”

Constituency chairman Mark Eastwood added: “We need to be winning seats like Dewsbury for a healthy majority in Parliament.

““We’ve had a very positive response on the doorsteps but we are not complacent.”