Pictures: Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey visits Eastbourne ahead of General Election

He addressed supporters at Eastbourne Pier this morning (May 24) where he claimed that the Conservatives are ‘running scared’.

He was joined by Josh Babarinde, the Lib Dem candidate for the constituency, as they walked down the promenade with ice creams.

He said news that Wokingham MP John Redwood will not be standing in the General Election is a sign that the Tories ‘know we’re going to win’.

Mr Davey said: “The thing is, the Conservatives are running scared of us, the news today that John Redwood isn’t prepared to stand and be held accountable in Wokingham. I think it’s a sign that he and the Conservatives know that we’re going to win in Wokingham, just as we’re gonna win here in Eastbourne, so we’re very, very excited about this election.”

Eastbourne is one of the Conservative seats the Lib Dems are targeting. The party came second behind Conservative MP Caroline Ansell by more than 4,000 votes in 2019.

Mr Davey added: “Everybody knows now that if you want to beat the Conservatives, you vote Liberal Democrat.

"We are determined to beat as many Conservative MPs as we possibly can.”

The Lib Dem leader also spoke about his party’s policies and ruled out any cooperation with the Conservative party for a future coalition government.

He said: “This election is about getting rid of the Conservative government.

“And now we have the chance for change and the Liberal Democrats are going to really go for this in this election.”

All pictures courtesy of Getty Images.