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Today in Focus

The Lib Dems’ surprising strategy to breach the blue wall

Today in Focus

The Guardian

Daily News, News

4.65.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

The Liberal Democrats began their campaign with eye-catching stunts, but it’s tactical voting that may help them breach the blue wall. Peter Walker reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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This is the Guardian.

0:02.0

To date, the Guardian.

0:04.0

To date, the Tactic Lib Dems are relying on to breach the blue wall. Hello, I'm on holiday this week, scuba diving in the Caribbean.

0:28.0

I'm going to be underwater most of the time, so if you want me you might have to learn whale.

0:37.0

Mmhmm.

0:40.0

Yours Lucy.

0:45.0

Lucy.

0:46.0

Take your holiday as seriously as British Airways

0:49.0

Take your holiday.

0:50.0

Out of Protected. Battle protected.

1:00.0

He's ridden a water slide in Somerset. Isn't it gone?

1:02.0

Tried and failed to navigate an aqua jungle course in Warwickship.

1:07.0

Tumbled from a paddleboard into England's biggest lake.

1:13.2

And on land had a summer fashion makeover on morning TV.

1:21.2

There we go.

1:23.0

There we go.

1:24.0

He looks at Ed from the Riviera.

1:25.0

The problem is no one's going to recognize me now.

1:28.0

One part of the Liberal Democrats leader Ed Davies strategy for this election is pretty obvious.

1:35.3

Get people to recognize Ed Davy.

1:39.1

But there's another element to his party's strategy that's making less of a splash.

1:44.0

And that's to convince angry voters in Tory blue wall seats, not to vote with their hearts but tactically with their heads.

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