Yahoo News Ed Davey bungee jumps into final week of election campaigning
Sir Ed Davey took part in a bungee jump as he urged voters to take a similar “leap of faith” and back the Liberal Democrats on Thursday.
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ReutersSplashing and sliding Lib Dem leader brings fun to UK election
Ed Davey, the leader of Britain's Liberal Democrats, fell into a lake, careered down a water slide and did a bungee jump in antics which have been lapped up by media and added some fun to the country's election campaign. Polls forecast that Davey's party will reclaim its spot as Britain's third biggest group in parliament in the July 4 election, mostly by picking up votes from people in southern England disillusioned with 14 years of Conservative rule. "I'm asking people to do something many people have never done before, which is vote Liberal Democrat," the 58-year-old said, explaining his bungee jump on Monday.
- The Guardian
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- Evening Standard
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The Liberal Democrat leader urged voters to emulate him and take a 'leap of faith' in this week's general election.
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- Oxford Mail
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