The 'secret weapon' in the Tory election campaign has been unleashed in Medway this morning.

The Prime Minister's wife Samantha Cameron arrived for her visit to Abbey Court School, which is for children with special educational needs, at 9.45am.

It is her first solo appearance on the election trail. She arrived to Long Catlis Road in Rainham wearing a long blue skirt and pink blouse and looked relaxed as she smiled for the cameras.

After emerging from her silver people carrier, Mrs Cameron met with Cllr Kelly Tolhurst, head of educational improvement at the council and the Conservative's parliamentary candidate for Rochester and Strood.

Mrs Cameron is currently being toured around the Outstanding school by head teacher Karen Joy.