Ed for heights: Lib Dem leader Davey’s campaign stunts

Davey takes part in a bungee jump during a visit to Eastbourne Borough football club in East Sussex on Monday. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

When Ed Davey launched the Lib Dem election campaign on 26 May in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, few could have guessed what feats lay aheadTwo days later, Davey was pictured falling off a paddleboard a number of times on Lake Windermere, where he was highlighting the sewage crisisThe stunt-filled theme of his campaign is firmly established as Davey rides the Ultimate Slip N Slide attraction near Frome, Somerset, on 30 MayDavey is fair game for another stunt, with blue Jenga-type bricks...

Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey uses bungee jumping to urge voters to take a leap of faith and vote for his party in the UK general electionLib Dems confident of taking Tory seats once held by Cameron and JohnsonLabour will take global lead on climate action, Ed Miliband vowsStarmer says far-right win in France would not stop Labour trying to forge better EU deal

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