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In Pictures: Never a dull moment with Sir Ed Davey on Lib Dem election trail

The party leader tried his hand at wheelbarrow racing, paddleboarding and even bungee-jumping in a bid to get the voting public’s attention.

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Thursday 04 July 2024 11:04 BST
Sir Ed was hoping for a bounce in the polls when he undertook a bungee jump during a visit to Eastbourne Borough Football Club in East Sussex (Gareth Fuller/PA)
Sir Ed was hoping for a bounce in the polls when he undertook a bungee jump during a visit to Eastbourne Borough Football Club in East Sussex (Gareth Fuller/PA) (PA Wire)

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Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey threw himself into the General Election campaign in more ways than one, attempting a whole range of action-packed stunts designed to get the voting public’s attention.

The 58-year-old brought some light relief to an otherwise intense pre-election period, causing a splash paddleboarding and surfing, and entertaining onlookers with a bungee jump while urging voters to take a similar “leap of faith” and back his party at the ballot box.

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