Most politicians try to avoid slips, stumbles and undignified photos.
These must-have Insider Deal household items are at unbeatable prices!Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey , attends the General Election campaign at the center for adults with learning disabilities in Carshalton, London, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Recommended Videos
“We can marry having a bit of fun with some serious messages,” Davey said during a campaign stop in Carshalton, on the outskirts of London. “When I fell off a paddleboard in Lake Windermere, yeah everyone thought it was a laugh, but actually it was making a serious point about sewage. And while Davey's pratfalls have been zany, his first election broadcast was heartfelt. Davey talked in the video about losing his father when he was four, and a decade later caring for his mother when she had terminal cancer. He spoke of the joys and challenges of looking after his disabled teenage son, John, who has a neurological disorder.
In Carshalton, where urban south London shades into leafy suburbia, office worker Connor Filsell, an undecided voter, drew a blank until a reporter mentioned the rollercoaster episode.Many houses in Carshalton display orange Lib Dem signs supporting local candidate Bobby Dean. The party lost to the Conservatives here by just 600 votes in 2019, and aims to win it back, along with other Conservative-held seats in the south and southwest of England.
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