Paul

in Canterbury – and the fact that they had been energised by Jeremy Corbyn. From being disinterested in 2015, they became engaged in 2017 in a way nobody really grasped. It won’t be a mistake they will make again.

Kent has always been critical in determining who gets the keys to Downing Street but was bypassed by all the main parties’ battle buses and big hitters. VIP visits don’t on their own change results but to ignore the 17 seats completely was a mistake.