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Politician accidently flashes followers

Lars Ohly, 56, former leader of Sweden’s Left Party and supporter of Liverpool Football Club, posted a picture of the liver bird tattooed on his leg. What he failed to notice was that his genitals were visible in the background.

Mr Ohly quickly removed the picture after posting it on Instagram but could not stop the avalanche of comments. Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt, of the rival Moderate Party, joked: “Congratulations — finally, after all these years you have made a genuine public breakthrough.”