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Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has shown off his circus skills during an election campaign visit in Edinburgh, Scotland. .
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Reuters VideosUK's Lib Dem leader bungee jumps into election week
STORY: :: Britain's Liberal Democrats leader begins the final week of the election campaign with a bungee jump:: Ed Davey, Liberal Democrats leader :: July 1, 2024:: East Sussex, EnglandDavey shouted "Vote Liberal Democrat! Do something you've never done before... Take a risk, take the plunge, you know you want to" as he twisted on the bungee cord.The UK votes in a general election on Thursday (July 4), with the Conservative Party look set to be kicked out of office after 14 turbulent years, marked by Britain's vote to leave the European Union in 2016 and the cost of living crisis that followed the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.Opinion polls have consistently given Keir Starmer's center-left Labour Party an around 20 point lead, with the centrist Liberal Democrats acting as a further drain on Conservative support in addition to the far-right Reform.
- Oxford Mail
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey water cycles during Oxfordshire visit
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey water cycled during a visit to Oxfordshire ahead of the general election.
- The Independent
Voters in ‘blue wall’ seats bombarded with Lib Dem ads as party steps up moves to oust Tories like Jeremy Hunt
Exclusive: Constituents have seen an average of eight Lib Dem adverts as the party hammers home its message only they can defeat the Conservatives in certain seats
- ITN
Ed Davey thrown off inflatable ring
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey is thrown off inflatable ring as he is dragged around by a speed boat on campaign visit to Cotswold Water Park in Warwickshire. .
- The Guardian
‘A death sentence for music’: the battle for America’s last Live Nation-free city
Portland has no Live Nation concert arena, and fans and artists love its fiercely independent music scene. But with a new venue looming, will all that change?
- ITN
Ed Davey supports Stratford candidate Manuela Perteghella
Sir Ed Davey is in Stratford on Avon this afternoon supporting his candidate Manuela Perteghella. The Lib Dems leader promises to "fix our broken NHS, get the economy back on track, end the sewage scandal and get the fair deal people so need and deserve". .
- PA Media: UK News
Lib Dems pledge to spend £440 million a year on support for bereaved families
The party said it would double funding for Bereavement Support Payments by 2028/29.
- Bromley News Shopper
Can you still use stamps with Queen Elizabeth II's head on? Royal Mail explains
Find out if you can still use Royal Mail first and second-class stamps with Queen Elizabeth II's head on in the UK.
- The Independent
A water bottle. Pizza crust. Chewing gum. How discarded DNA is used to find murder suspects
It’s an increasingly important tool in solving cold murder cases: DNA. But suspects aren’t offering up a hair to authorities, instead investigators are getting DNA off discarded food, soda cans, water bottles, or even chewing gum. Andrea Cavallier reports
- The Guardian
‘Good news for all parties’: Ireland relishes prospect of Labour victory
Northern Ireland’s politicians and the Irish government hopeful of a post-Brexit reset and an end to Tory turmoil
- The Telegraph
Don’t let anger with the Tories usher in a catastrophic Labour government
Many Conservative supporters, activists, business owners, donors and core voters are angry and frustrated. Most grapple with being supportive of Tory policies but furious with the party for not implementing truly conservative values. The Prime Minister has been honest and bold enough to recognise this pent-up discontentment. It runs deep and is looking for an outlet to seek vengeance for the cumulative past failures of Tory governments.
- HuffPost UK
Trevor Phillips Destroys Nigel Farage With One Devastating Question
The Reform UK leader rejected the accusation that his party is a home for racists.
- HuffPost
Trump Throws Middle-Of-The-Night Fit After Nancy Pelosi Called Him Out On Live TV
The former president attacked the former House speaker as a “sick puppy.”
- The Telegraph
Has Nigel Farage stumbled at the last hurdle? Our writers give their verdicts
One party has transformed the general election race, with Nigel Farage announcing several weeks ago that he would not only stand as a Reform UK candidate but would lead it for the next five years. The polls moved quickly in the days that followed with his party rising up the rankings. Now, however, there is doubt over its state in the final week of campaigning. Have Farage and Reform UK bungled it, allowing a slew of stories regarding candidates to dominate the narrative, or is this an exaggerat
- Manchester Evening News
Roy Keane's crude four-word ITV remark leaves Man United icon Gary Neville stunned
Roy Keane has been a prominent figure in the ITV studio throughout Euro 2024 and he was at it again with a hilarious quip in the build-up to England's last 16 clash
- The Telegraph
What are Marine Le Pen’s plans for France?
After Marine Le Pen’s National Rally walloped Emmanuel Macron in the first round of voting in the French elections, there is a real chance France could be governed by a hard-Right party for the first time since the Second World War.
- Manchester Evening News
Roy Keane's hilarious reaction to England goal as Ian Wright and Gary Neville celebrate
Jude Bellingham scored a stunning overhead kick in the fifth minute of stoppage time in England vs Slovakia - and Man United icon Roy Keane showed a trademark reaction to the goal
- HuffPost UK
Rishi Sunak Left Squirming As He's Confronted With Ordinary People's Lives In Tory Britain
The prime minister had insisted life was "better" now than when the party came to power in 2010.
- The Telegraph
Emmanuel Macron is about to become unbearable
His party faces near-annihilation in the National Assembly, with fewer seats than Rishi Sunak’s Tories can hope for later this week. His prime ministers, past and present, could not find hard enough words in private to describe his “suicidal” snap election decision since he took it three weeks ago. Marine Le Pen was quick to claim an historic victory as her National Rally came first in yesterday’s first round of the legislative elections, with 33 per cent of the vote.
- Evening Standard
'Misstiano Penaldo': John Terry brands BBC 'a disgrace' for dig at crying Cristiano Ronaldo over penalty miss
BBC coverage of the Euro 2024 did not go down well with the former Chelsea captain