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Watch: Lib Dems photobomb Sunak event

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Can anything go right on Rishi Sunak’s magical mystery tour? Nothing seems to be going right for the Prime Minister as he campaigns around the country, seeking to overturn Labour’s 20-point lead in the polls. Whether it’s attendees rolling their eyes on camera or an ill-advised trip to Belfast’s Titanic Quarter, the PM often seems to attract headlines for all the wrong reasons.

So Mr S was not surprised to see the local Lib Dems making the most out of a visit by the PM to Leander rowing club in Henley-upon-Thames. As Sunak chatted away to locals, a Lib Dem vessel came motoring past behind him, with attendees on board cheekily waving large orange signs. On board was the party’s Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper and a bevvy of parliamentary candidates, as part of their effort to highlight pollution in Britain’s dirty waterways.

Not the first time Sunak has had trouble with a small boat eh?

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