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Rishi Sunak is being left off Conservative leaflets ahead of next month's local elections in a sign candidates are distancing themselves from the Prime Minister.
Campaign material from areas including Blackpool, Lewes, Cheadle, Solihull and East Cleveland reportedly shows other Tory MPs and councillors but no images of Mr Sunak.
According to the Telegraph, which said it had seen Conservative election leaflets in several target areas, the PM is being left off in favour of images of other leading Tories such as Boris Johnson, Michael Gove and Suella Braverman.
Scott Benton, the Blackpool South MP, was revealed to have released a pamphlet featuring Mr Gove and Mr Johnson but not Mr Sunak.
Another leaflet from Eastbourne makes no reference to the Tories' record at Westminster but instead focuses on local issues such as parking, weed-killing and the maintenance of graveyards, according to the newspaper.
Scott Benton, the Blackpool South MP, was revealed to have released a pamphlet featuring Michael Gove and Boris Johnson but not Rishi Sunak
The PM is said to have warned Tory MPs, ahead of next month's local elections, not to expect voters to reward the Government for their efforts just yet
A Tory source said: 'MPs that feel they are under threat often run locally-focused campaigns that distance them from the party’s branding.'
The Conservatives are continuing to languish behind Labour in opinion polls and
