No slacking for Labour with fears overconfidence will encourage voter complacency

I have had so many conversations with people, even in their 80s, who say they have never voted anything but Tory but are voting Labour this time. They say no one has taken the trouble to knock on their doors before. There is none of the door slamming in our faces any more. They know the hard work we have put in. It really does seem to be paying off.

A Tory win here, everyone knows, would send shockwaves along the south coast. The Conservative Tim Loughton, who is stepping down, has held the seat since 1997.

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