Tory election candidates are attempting to distance themselves from the PM’s ‘partygate’ scandal, it has been suggested
(Picture: POOL/AFP via Getty Images)More than 400 London Tories will stand as “Local Conservatives” in the upcoming elections in what has been branded an attempt to distance themselves from the woes of the national party.
Dozens of prospective candidates in Birmingham will also be listed under the label on the ballot paper on May 5 for the first time.
