Within minutes of Ian Gibson announcing his resignation as MP for Norwich North key Tory strategists including Stephen Gilbert, Oliver Dowden and Andy Coulson were in a conference to plot tactics to win the seat for the Conservatives.
Yesterday the Conservatives distributed their first election leaflet across the seat. See PDF here.
The Tories' first task is to kill off a third party challenge. The Greens, in particular, score well in other parts of Norwich. The leaflet contains the chart above and the Conservative candidate Chloe Smith's top message will be that only a vote for her can send the clear message of voter anger to Gordon Brown.
The other thing I like about the leaflet is the byline below In Touch; 'This leaflet has not been paid for by the taxpayer'!
Go to CampaignTogether to register your willingness to help fight this seat.
Tim Montgomerie
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