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Jersey Ministers have complained of random people attempting to photo-bomb their social media feeds.
Just this week, a very smartly dressed External Relations Minister was smiling for the camera at a venue in Birmingham to show the island his work on their behalf when an unknown lady burst into the frame in an apparent attempt to court publicity.
She had been initially spotted walking past the Jersey politician but performed a large U-turn and doubled back when M People started playing over the PA.
Civil servants accompanying the minister soon shooed the photo-bomber away - apparently she was quite happy to move further to the right - and another photo was taken without her interruption.
She had apparently approached the Deputy to ask how to devise a ‘mini-budget’ which didn’t cause widespread financial chaos and political embarrassment.
Pictured: The Chief Minister is photo-bombed by someone. (@ChiefMinJsy)
Later, the Chief Minister was standing next to a pillar about to have her photo taken when a man in a green tie jumped in from the side claiming to be the Foreign Secretary.
"James who?" said the Chief Minister’s coterie of serious-looking minders standing behind her. "Never heard of you, please move on."
Looking rather forlorn, the unknown politician moved on to photo-bomb Guernsey Deputy Jonathan Le Tocq’s Twitter feed.
Later, Deputies Ozouf and Le Tocq, together with Guernsey P&R vice-president Heidi Soulsby, sat down for a coffee at a no-smoking table of a local Caffè Nero to discuss island politics and the relevance of Chairman Mao’s ‘Little Red Book’ in 2022.
Pictured: A Channel Island catch-up + photo-bomber. (@GregHands)
Suddenly, a second suited male in a green tie and blue suit jumped into the empty fourth chair claiming to be another Tory politician.
With no one able to identify him - although Deputy Le Tocq thought he might be a former investment banker who lives in Guernsey - the photo intruder was asked to leave.
He picked up his oat-milk frappuccino with sprinkles and tried to find the Isle of Man Chief Minister, who was apparently in a nearby Starbucks.
A spokesman for the Government of Jersey said: “These unwelcome intrusions by unknown politicians during important business need to be deterred.
“Such a cheap way to court popularity and demonstrate importance is not becoming of a serious public servant. I think it’s fair to say that the last thing the islands need is to be associated with the Tories at the moment!”
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