Samantha Cameron is to hit the campaign trail as part of a Tory strategy to keep her husband in Number 10 . Conservative strategists believe the PM 's wife could be a secret weapon in the battle for re-election on May 7 . The couple appeared together yesterday in the first of many campaign visits , but David Cameron admitted that the pressures of wooing voters means their regular date nights will have to be put on hold . Scroll down for video . David and Samantha Cameron are to appear together regularly during the election campaign to woo floating voters . Mrs Cameron has secured a broadly positive press since moving into Number 10 five years ago , largely by keeping below the radar . Many of her appearances have been linked to her charities , including Save The Children , Comic Relief and Tickets For Troops . She has also championed the creative industries , hosting events in Downing Street to mark London Fashion Week . But she is now expected to make a series of more stridently political interventions , after using a BBC interview last week to back her husband 's bid to remain as Prime Minister . She said : 'He 's definitely for my mind the best man for the job . ' I hope that me and the family help him to keep things in perspective - keep him grounded - help him to pace himself over the next eight weeks . ' And yesterday they were filmed together discussing their hospital visits with son Ivan , who died in 2009 . The couple appeared at Salford Royal Hospital on Saturday , where they spoke to patient Tom Lawrence about their hospital visits with son Ivan , who died in 2009 . Mrs Cameron was on the front row for her husbands keynote speech to the Conservative Spring Forum . Mrs Cameron managed to avoid being caught pulling an embarrassing expression , something her husband did not acheive . They were seen speaking to a patient during a visit to Salford 's Royal Hospital in Greater Manchester . The PM said : 'When our son was very ill , we often went into hospital and it is very difficult to get out at the weekend . ' Mrs Cameron added : 'On a Friday , if we thought there was any chance that we could get home , I was like : 'We 've got to get out this afternoon ' . ' The Tory leader has made much of his regular 'date nights ' , slipping out of Downing Street to visit trendy restaurants like Kitty Fisher 's in Mayfair and the celeb haunt Chiltern Firehouse . But the nights out will have to be shelved while the couple focus on winning votes . Mrs Cameron used an appearance in a BBC interview at the couple 's Oxfordshire home last week to back her husband 's bid to remain as Prime Minister . Mrs Cameron has also championed the creative industries , hosting events in Downing Street to mark London Fashion Week and often appearing on the front row at high profile shows . Unafraid to make a spectacle of herself , in 2013 she posed in a red wig to promote Comic Relief in her Downing Street kitchen . During the five years of the coalition , many of Mrs Cameron 's media appearances have been linked to charity work , including this visit with Save The Children to a refugee settlement in Lebanon , close to the Syria border in March 2013 . He told the Sunday Telegraph : ' I think that will probably be a bit testing . I think there wo n't be much time for some of those things . 'Samantha 's going to be on the campaign trail with me . She has also got other things she has to do , including making sure the children make it to school every day . ' But he played down the idea that he spends too much time 'chillaxing ' instead of focussing on running the country . ' I work bloody hard , ' he insisted . ' I 'm normally up before six at my kitchen table working away . I certainly was today . ' But he went on to add : ' I do try to make sure that [ I ] do n't get exhausted . I try to get a decent amount of sleep . I try to spend some time with my family . 'My view is , the most important thing as Prime Minister is trying to make the right judgments . In order to make good judgments , you need good advice , you need good principles and you need a clear head and you need to have a sense of equilibrium . '
Samantha Cameron to make regularly appearances on the campaign trail . # ##jects 's spokesperson vows he is ' definitely the best man for the job ' Tory leader admits pressure of alcohol means fewer date nights . Rejects claims he is the ' wrong ' candidate and insists he wakes up before 6 am .