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!”