9 politicians standing in places they probably regretted afterwards

Politicians run the risk of being photographed at any time, but they really should to learn to start looking around them before anyone starts snapping away.

1. Gordon Brown

2. Boris Johnson

3. Ed Balls

4. Nigel Farage

5. Nigel Farage (again)

6. Jeremy Corbyn

Unfortunate backdrop to Jeremy Corbyn Durham speech. Looks like MADNESS is giant neon letters #Labourleadership pic.twitter.com/Y41mCFhCIj

— Keiran Pedley (@keiranpedley) July 12, 2015

7. David Cameron

8. George Osborne

It’s a phenomena that happens around the world – here’s former Australian PM Tony Abbott.

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It’s also worth remembering that it’s not always the sign behind you that you have to watch out for, it’s also the fold in your campaign leaflet that can be the real enemy.

Unfortunate fold in Tory Matthew Hancock's election leaflet for West Suffolk pic.twitter.com/KGSmwq2yQL

— Cllr Nick da Costa 🔶 (@nick_dacosta) April 17, 2015

Or exactly where your picture gets printed on the campaign bus.

Basically, everything is out to get you.