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Friday, 7th May 2021, 8:50 am
Over the past few weeks, the Prime Minister, Health Secretary, Home Secretary, Local Government Secretary, Northern Ireland Secretary, the opposition leader, opposition deputy leader and shadow transport minister have all visited Derbyshire.
They’ve made visits to go leafleting and go to businesses and vaccination centres with candidates for local council elections and also Police and Crime Commissioner candidates for the county and city.
All of this has been aimed at boosting the hopes of the respective candidate for each party, primarily the Conservatives and Labour.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson feeds a lamb during a visit to the Moor Farm in Stoney Middleton as part of the election campaign
Visits from political bigwigs prove Derbyshire s a key battleground
Prominent politicians have flocked to the county
16:22, 6 MAY 2021
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Keir Starmer have both been in Derbyshire in recent weeks
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The UK’s political top brass have been visiting Derbyshire during this year’s election campaigns, showing how key a contest it may prove to be on May 6.
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