Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has spent the day in Norfolk visiting local businesses and the county's newest library as she looks to shore up support ahead of the local elections.
Mrs Badenoch walked King's Lynn's high street alongside Kay Mason Billig, the leader of Norfolk County Council, and James Wild, the MP for North West Norfolk, before stopping at the town's new £15 million library, which opened last week
The building's architecture has divided local opinion since its unveiling, with some comparing the blocky design to something that would be seen in the videogame, Minecraft.
Speaking to a crowd outside the controversial project, Mrs Badenoch said: “We need to make sure that people understand what the Conservative Party stands for and that we are the only ones who can actually get Britain working again.”
Her visit comes as the Conservative party gears up for the local elections on May 7, when the party faces a tough fight to save its majority at County Hall.
Ms Mason Billig was criticised in January for not doing more to oppose the government's decision to postpone the elections.
When ministers u-turned on that decision, she then launched an outspoken attack on communities secretary Steve Reed, calling him a "bully" and a "bastard" and suggesting she would unilaterally take the council out of the local government reorganisation and devolution process.
She is yet to confirm whether she plans to stand again on in the elections.
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