Gen Z are Dav-otees! How Lib Dem leader Ed Davey became the darling of the TikTok generation with his action-packed stunts - as they joke he's 'having the best school summer holiday' on the General Election campaign Sir Ed Davey has wowed social media with his campaign launch across the UK READ MORE: Ed Davey launches Lib Dem election manifesto - before heading off to ride a rollercoaster By Elmira Tanatarova Published: 15:35, 11 June 2024 | Updated: 16:53, 11 June 2024 e-mail 41 View comments Drumming exercise balls with pensioners, enjoying rollercoaster rides and playing a game of giant Jenga aren't the go-to campaign trail activities we're used to seeing from British politicians. But Sir Ed Davey seems to be making his bid for the hearts of the nation as he launched the Liberal Democrats' manifesto with an action-packed bang; and it's already gone viral. The party's leader has become the object of countless memes on social media and became the unlikely new obsession of millennials and Gen Z online.
People who admit they weren't initially planning to vote for the Lib Dems have been won over by the 58-year-old father-of-two. 'Ed Davey is making it very hard not to like him right now,' one wrote on X. 'BBW, hugging a dog, surfing, waterslides, giant Jenga and a spot of gardening.
.. he might be the most in touch with the public MP I've ever seen.
' Sir Ed Davey seems to be making his bid for the hearts of the nation as he launched the Liberal Democrats' manifesto with an actio.
