Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey fell off a paddleboard five times into Lake Windermere while campaigning about the quality of Britain’s waters.
Sir Ed theatrically fell not once but a total of five times into the water - just weeks after it was revealed that millions of litres of untreated sewage was illegally pumped into Lake Windermere for almost ten hours in February.He admitted not all of the falls into the water were accidental.He also accused the Tories of “sitting on their hands” and said that sewage spills are not being dealt with seriously.
Following his antics, Sir Ed outlined why he was bringing attention to this issue: “These disgraced firms are destroying our treasured lakes and rivers with their filthy sewage dumping – hitting human health, harming our precious environment and damaging the local tourism economy all at the same time.
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