UK polls 2010: Tories to woo Labour voters

The Conservatives are planning to step up campaign to woo the Labour constituencies. The surge in the polls for the Lib Dems, in the wake of TV prime ministerial debates, had upset both the Tories' and Labour's election strategies. Nick Clegg urged voters to set Britain on the road to a prosperous and green future by backing the Lib Dems. However, the Tories hoped to take a swathe of seats from the Lib Dems in south-west England, thought to be needed if they were to get an overall majority. Tory strategists have identified a number of seats where they believe support for Labour is ebbing away. Now they hope to take seats which have traditionally returned Labour MPs but where they believe the rise in Lib Dem support - at Labour's expense - could make a Conservative win possible. They would start to target those constituencies over the next few days. The Conservatives are also targeting Lib Dem voters, posting about 500,000 pieces of campaign literature in marginal seats.