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Sunak’s Titanic, photobombs and upside down flags: The best general election gaffes so far

From standing below an exit sign to falling off a paddleboard, The Independent has put together the best blunders from the election campaign with more than a month still to go

The Independent UK

Ed Davey says 'don't take yourself too seriously' as Liberal Democrat stunts enliven election campaign

Father of disabled son says his new policy pledge to offer free home care is ‘deeply personal’

Evening Standard

OPINION - If you don’t think politics matters then this is what you get: the Lib Dem campaign

As I watched the Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey treat the first week of the general election campaign like an episode of Total Wipeout, I thought of the old joke about a floating voter wandering into Liberal Democrat HQ. “I’d like a copy of your manifesto”. “I am very…

Evening Standard

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Lib Dems spring a 'small boat crisis' on Rishi Sunak at Thames rowing club near London

The PM was on a visit to Henley and was chatting away when suddenly the Lib-Dem vessel came motoring past on the Thames

Evening Standard

Lib Dems launch ‘Portillo pot’ fundraiser to oust Tory ministers

Leader Ed Davey tells party members it is critical moment as Tories pour election funds into keeping blue wall seats

The Guardian - UK

Gladstone would not be welcome in ‘anti-Christian’ Lib Dems, claims top Bishop

The Bishop of Winchester Philip Mounstephen has denounced the Lib Dems after claims that a former BBC journalist was deselected by the Lib Dems over his Christian beliefs

The Independent UK

‘Gove saw the polls and realised he might lose’: Lib Dems hope to knock down Tory ‘blue wall’ in Surrey

Ed Davey’s party is seeking to win over disillusioned Conservative voters in the Surrey Heath seat of outgoing minister Michael Gove

The Guardian - UK

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You can laugh all you like at Ed Davey’s antics if they restore the Lib Dems’ clout

The party’s primary ambition is to be once again the third largest force at Westminster

The Guardian - UK

Election diary: dismal dribbles and poor paddleboarding fail to elevate the debate

Outdoor campaign events, so often fraught with peril, proved the undoing of Rishi Sunak and Ed Davey this week

The Guardian - UK

Battle buses see parties take the general election show on the road

After a series of MPs dramatically crossed the floor to join Labour, Keir Starmer joked that the buses were like Tory defectors – ‘You wait for ages and then three come along in a row’

The Independent UK

Lib Dems launch ‘Operation 1997’ to smash Tory blue wall with tactical voting

Exclusive: The Lib Dems have 53 Conservative seats in their target with a massive appeal to Labour supporters to vote tactically in the ‘Tory blue wall’

The Independent UK

Five London commuter seats visited by Rishi Sunak so far to stop Tories losing to Labour or Lib Dems

He has been to Harrow East, Wimbledon, Harpenden & Berkhamsted, Chesham & Amersham, and Milton Keynes Central

Evening Standard

Sir Ed Davey appeals to Labour backers to switch to Liberal Democrats to 'knock out' Tories from Wimbledon

Lib Dems targeting constituency after Tories won by just 628 votes in 2019

Evening Standard

Sir Ed Davey's best 2024 general election campaign moments: from paddleboarding to baking

Nobody seems to be having more fun during the election campaign than the exuberant Lib Dems leader

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OPINION - Ed Davey may keep falling over but it's not because he's stupid

Of all the criticisms levelled at the eight MPs who left Labour in 2019 to join Change UK, the centrist, pro-European and ultimately short-lived party, one is easy to refute: that they were careerist.

Evening Standard

Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey tries out waterslide in latest election stunt

Lib Dem leader hopes to make splash in election campaign

The Independent UK

Trebling social media tax could fund mental health care in schools, say Lib Dems

Party leader Sir Ed Davey said children are ‘being left in limbo’ when they seek mental health care.

The Guardian - UK

Lib Dems are go! And they’ve already done the joke

Paddleboard on Tuesday, bike on Wednesday – their slogan could be ‘yeah but you’re talking about us, aren’t you?’

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The Guardian - UK

Stunts, sewage and serious messaging: Lib Dems hope to capitalise on outrage at water pollution

Party unveils plans for new regulator to tackle sewage crisis and banning bonuses for water firm CEOs as it vies for attention

The Independent UK

Ed Davey falls into Lake Windermere as he reveals Lib Dem plan to fix sewage crisis

Liberal Democrats want to abolish Ofwat and ban bonuses for water company chief executives

The National (Scotland)

LibDems aim to take third-party status at Westminster from SNP, Ed Davey says

THE LibDems can take the key third party position at Westminster from the SNP at the General Election, its leader has said ...

The National (Scotland)

Scottish LibDems launch election campaign focusing on dentistry

THE Scottish Liberal Democrats have launched their General Election campaign in North Queensferry with a focus on dentistry, which is a devolved…

The Guardian - UK

Ed Davey launches Lib Dem election campaign with ‘no ceiling on ambitions’

Leader says party is receiving best response from voters ‘for a generation’ as he unveils Yellow Hammer One battlebus

Evening Standard

Labour and Tories fight over economy as Hunt and Reeves drop tax cut hints

Rachel Reeves made a Thatcher-style commitment to ‘sound money’ while Jeremy Hunt dangled the prospect of further tax cuts as campaigning continues.

The Guardian - UK

Millions of patients a month wait longer than a fortnight to see GP in England

Despite promise of appointments within 14 days, almost 61m took place after that in 2023, analysis of NHS data shows

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