In a tragicomic twist worthy of a Monty Python sketch, the british election campaign current one seems more like an anti-campaign guide than a serious competition for the vote. At a recent event, the liberal candidate surprised everyone with a dip involuntary at Lake Windermere, the largest in England, while trying to connect with young voters. The spectacle resulted in ridicule that appears to rival Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s stumbles.

Sunak, since calling the elections under a torrential downpour, has accumulated a series of blunders that have done more damage to its image than any criticism from the opposition. At a recent event in Wales, his attempt to joke about the Euro was met with an awkward silence, followed by laughter when reminded that Wales have not qualified.

In Belfast (Northern Ireland), the symbolism was inescapable when Sunak visited the Titanic museum, near a representation of his figure sinking with the famous ship. There, citizens reminded him that his great promises, such as deportations to Rwanda and the total ban on tobacco, have gone up in smoke. The images shared by your campaign teamwhere a ship appears on the edge, have been interpreted as a discouraging message of hope, suggesting that his own voters should abandon ship.