Ned Simons is politics news editor for HuffPost UK based in London. He can be reached by email at [email protected] or on Twitter @nedsimons.
The Lib Dems have a long history of staging eye-catching stunts to avoid their message being drowned out by the Tories and Labour.During a campaign stop at Lake Windermere in the Lake District, Davey took a paddleboard into the water then fell off it repeatedly.
Liberal Democrats leader Ed Davey takes a tumble from a paddleboard as he takes his campaign to Windermere in the Lake DistrictAsked by the BBC is he had jumped in “on purpose”, Davey confessed: “Once I did. The rest I just kept falling in. But it’s fun.” He said the “serious message” the party was trying to highlight was how sewage was damaging the UK’s beaches, rivers and lakes.The Lib Dems were almost wiped out at the 2015 election following the coalition government and the have struggled to make gains since.Davey has now tried to position the party as solidly anti-Tory. He said in many parts of the country it was a Lib Dem vote that was the “powerful vote to defeat the Conservatives”.
Sign up and we will email you daily with the best of our political and news coverage while also giving you a taste of our most-popular lifestyle, opinion and personal blogs.By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. You are also agreeing to our
日本 最新ニュース, 日本 見出し
Similar News:他のニュース ソースから収集した、これに似たニュース記事を読むこともできます。
Lib Dem leader: I needed two years of therapy because of online abuseThe leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats has revealed he has been receiving therapy for more than two years because of the level of abuse he endures.
続きを読む »
Lib Dem leader calls for social media giant tax to fund mental health supportEd Davey has called for a trebling of the tax on social media firms to raise an extra £770 million for Scotland over the next five years.
続きを読む »
Sir Ed Davey says Lib Dems interest ‘best for a generation’ at campaign launchSir Ed unveiled the Lib Dems’ new battlebus, named Yellow Hammer 1, and met a large crowd of party supporters at the launch on Sunday.
続きを読む »
Lib Dems can beat SNP to third, says DaveyThe Liberal Democrats have been in fourth position since 2015.
続きを読む »
Lib Dems can beat SNP to third, says DaveyThe Liberal Democrats have been in fourth position since 2015.
続きを読む »
Sir Ed Davey says Lib Dems interest ‘best for a generation’ at campaign launchSir Ed unveiled the Lib Dems’ new battlebus, named Yellow Hammer 1, and met a large crowd of party supporters at the launch on Sunday.
続きを読む »