Theresa May has held an election campaign rally in a small hall in a Scottish wood which was so remote that no TV news channels were able to provide live coverage of the event due to a lack of reception.

The prime minister appeared alongside Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson to talk about how her "strong and stable leadership" – a phrase which she repeated nine times – would strengthen the United Kingdom.

The event, held at Crathes Town Hall on the outskirts of the small village of Banchory in Aberdeenshire, was attended by around two hundred party activists and candidates crammed into the tiny venue.

The Conservative election campaign has been criticised by the opposition parties for being overly-staged managed and keeping the prime minister away from the public in tightly-controlled venues and workplaces.