Lib Dem leader Ed Davey clowns around on a bike after his paddleboard stunt yesterday sparked ridicule

Sir Ed Davey has clowned around on a bike today in what appears to be the latest general election publicity stunt.

The Lib Dem leader could be seen with his legs spread wide open as he rode a bike during a visit to Knighton in Wales while on the campaign trail.

It comes after the politician’s love of a stunt saw him embark – and then rapidly disembark in an uncontrolled manner – from a paddleboard on Windermere, the scene of a highly controversial effluent spillage in February.

Earlier this month it was claimed million of litres of raw sewage were ‘illegally pumped’ into the Lake District beauty spot by United Utilities after a fault was not corrected for hours. 

The Lib Dems are campaigning for local environment experts to get seats on water company boards as non-executive directors to ‘improve public accountability and transparency’.

The Lib Dem leader’s love of a stunt saw him embark and then rapidly disembark from a paddleboard on Windermere yesterday

Earlier this month it was claimed million of litres of raw sewage were ‘illegally pumped’ into the Lake District beauty spot 

Sir Davey’s embarrassing flop into the water was nearly matched by David Cameron’s extremely frothy pint which he pulled in Macclesfield.

But it was nothing compared to when Rishi Sunak’s football skills were ridiculed, including by the Labour party, when he kicked a ball around with children while in Chesham, Buckinghamshire.