Lib Dem leader Ed Davey relaxed ahead of his keynote conference speech by playing tennis. Sir Ed picked out his best tennis whites and picked up a racquet to hit some tennis balls at St Ann’s Well Gardens on Tuesday morning. The Lib Dem leader stepped out onto the court with Daisy Cooper ahead of a celebratory speech at the party’s conference in Brighton where he danced and sang along to Abba in front of an adoring crowd.
He said: “It’s been joyful, hasn’t it? Ed Davey playing tennis with Daisy Cooper (Image: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire) “Getting together to celebrate, and to start planning the future – having fun, but with a serious focus. “It reminds me of our election campaign. Do you know they wanted me to wear a wetsuit today? “But I said it was abseiling or nothing, so here we are, having a party after winning our largest number of MPs for over 100 years.
” Ed Davey on the tennis court (Image: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire) Sir Ed has been making his presence known in Brighton for the Lib Dem conference, arriving on a jet ski and playing beach volleyball over the weekend. He later helped to build a stile in nearby Ditchling and then took to the tennis court with Lib Dem MP Daisy Cooper. Ed Davey playing tennis (Image: Gareth Fuller) The leader earlier said his new MPs were "mustard keen" to represent Sussex after the party won 72 seats at the General Election .
The antics followed his campaign which included bungee jumps, roller skating and water slides. The party .