How the Conservatives plan to revive their youth wing

There are many things the Conservative party needs to do before it is election fit – whether local or national. There’s securing a good Brexit deal, building more homes and repairing the damage done in the snap election – to name a few. As I write in today’s i paper, one of the big things brains at CCHQ are currently working on is firing up the party’s campaign machine. While the Tories don’t have a problem attracting party donors, they do have a problem getting people out door-knocking.

One of the many missteps Theresa May made last year was catching her own party’s campaign machine off guard with her decision to call a general election. The party was unsure how to campaign on the ground as a controversy over election spending limits and a bullying scandal in the party’s youth campaigning wing – Conservative Future – meant that the successful 2015 model of bussing young activists into marginal seat with the lure of curry and late night political positioning was off the agenda.