Theresa May met residents in Southampton yesterday and is visiting target seats in the northeast today SIMON DAWSON/EPATheresa May is expected to say that Jeremy Corbyn has deserted “patriotic working class people” today as analysis shows the Conservatives stepping up an online campaign against the Labour leader. Visiting target seats in the northeast the prime minister will say that families who have been voting Labour for generations are now appalled at Mr Corbyn’s plans, outlined in the leaked Labour manifesto. Taking the campaign to Labour heartlands she will promise to “earn the trust of all our people” if she is returned to Downing Street on June 8. The move, which marks the mid-point of the campaign, comes as a study of Labour and Conservative campaign literature on social media shows the Tories targeting Mr Corbyn personally. While the Conservatives are using Facebook…

Source: The Times May 12, 2017 07:52 UTC