Conservative candidates in key marginal seats appear to be keeping Boris Johnson firmly off their leaflets, openDemocracy can reveal.
Johnson won a series of endorsements during the party’s leadership contest this summer due to his supposed popularity with the public. However, an analysis of leaflets from marginal constituencies across the UK shows that Johnson’s face and name are notable by their absence.
Content on campaign leaflets varies across the country – some focussing on delivering the Brexit result, others attacking Corbyn or the SNP, and a few even highlight Conservative party policies, including more police.
