A victim of the Post Office scandal today accused Sir Ed Davey of trying to 'distance himself' from his role in the Horizon catastrophe with his daft election campaign antics.
'Yet we are seeing Davey distance himself from the scandal, saying he was lied to and misled - but won't commit to saying exactly who lied to him and when. Was it really that he just wasn't on top of his brief? Read More The Man from Del Monte! Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey has a makeover on ITV's This Morning 'That statement is false and misleading. The department of Business via UKGI have a director on the board that reports back to the department and the Minister and ultimately the Accounting Officer.
Sir Ed was this morning pictured barefoot on a Devon beach building sandcastle in his latest election stunt in a campaign that has previously seen him go paddleboarding, run an assault course, and enjoying the rides at Thorpe Park. Read More Ed Davey takes to a giant inflatable pillow on another tough day on the Lib Dem campaign trail But he has insisted he is taking voters' concerns seriously during a campaign in which he has sped down the Ultimate Slip n Slide in Somerset.
Mr Castleton continued: 'It's really, really, really important that we trust him and trust is never going to be built by swinging around on ropes or paddleboarding in Cumbria.Sir Ed, asked by Ms Kuenssberg if he was taking things seriously, replied: 'On the subpostmasters, my heart goes out to Lee and all the others so badly affected and I'm looking forward to giving evidence to the inquiry, which I campaigned for to hold people to account.
Read More Here's what the Tory, Labour and Lib Dem manifestos say on key issues 'And it will haunt him. It's not going away. It's a bit like the Lib Dems, what they said to students with tuition fees.' Lee Castleton warned that trust is 'never going to be built' between Horizon victims and former post office minister Sir Ed by 'paddleboarding in Cumbria'
Sir Alan recently criticised Sir Ed for initially refusing to meet him in 2010, a disclosure which led to calls from Tory MPs for the Lib Dem leader to stand down and hand back his knighthood.