Thread by @MatthewGreen02

'Labour has decided not to campaign heavily in the Shropshire North by-election ... allowing the Lib Dems to be the focus for anti-Tory protest.'
In #NorthShropshire many voters are now backing local @LibDems Helen Morgan to defeat the Tory from Birmingham
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'Labour strategists have said the rural Shropshire seat ... is inhospitable terrain for the party and not worth spending scarce resources on.'
Many Labour inclined voters say they'll vote for local @LibDems Helen Morgan to beat the Tory from Birmingham.
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Labour strategist: “We can see the Lib Dems have focused on Shropshire North ... it makes sense for them to concentrate their resources there"
That focus is paying off as voters swing behind local @LibDems Helen Morgan rather than the Tory from Birmingham
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'An internal LibDem memo claimed this week that the party’s canvas returns were better in Shropshire than at the equivalent point in June’s Chesham & Amersham contest, where the party secured a shock win.'
A win for local @LibDems Helen Morgans is possible
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'There is no formal pact — but evidence of what one Labour figure called “organic” non-aggression pacts on the ground is mounting.'
In #NorthShropshire people realise it's local @LibDems Helen Morgan who can beat the Tory from Birmingham.
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Ed Davey: “The @LibDems are a crucial part of the fight to get Boris Johnson out of power. We will campaign in areas where we think we can win & I fully expect Labour to do the same."
In #NorthShropshire a win is possible for local @LibDems Helen Morgan.
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.@LibDems Leader Ed Davey: “... we don’t put all our efforts into every by-election, but in Chesham & Amersham ... & in North Shropshire now we can powerfully make our case.”
It's possible local @LibDems Helen Morgan can beat the Tory from Birmingham.
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