Tory strategists have boosted the number of “spies” sent to “dig up dirt” on the Labour party at what could be the final conference season before the next general election, sources have told the Guardian.
The Conservatives and Labour usually permit two official “observers” to attend each other’s autumn conference. But this year, Conservative Campaign Headquarters (CCHQ) is said to have dispatched at least half a dozen more helpers to Liverpool to assess Labour’s strategy.
