Want to know what the Tories are thinking? Look at the seats Theresa May is visiting

Over the weekend, Theresa May was accused by Labour of hiding from the public in a remote forest hut on a trip to Aberdeenshire. Today, the Prime Minister faced similar negative jibes on a visit to Cornwall. This time, the local paper complained that its reporters were ‘shut in a room and banned from filming’. So, on the surface, it would seem safe to conclude that May’s tightly-controlled tour of Britain reveals very little.

But actually, a look at where she has travelled since calling for the snap vote, tells us a lot about the Conservatives’ election strategy. The party are on the offensive when it comes to taking seats from Labour, and on the defensive against the Lib Dems. Contrary to May’s claim that her party is not complacent over the result as the prospect of Prime Minister Corbyn remains very real, she is laying the groundwork for a landmark victory.