Conservative Party ‘spy’ hilariously chased out of Jeremy Corbyn rally (Video)

We love The Thick Of It here at JOE. But sometimes it's hard to separate fact from fiction as real-life politics descends into ridiculous farce.

Take the slapstick scenes at Jeremy Corbyn's latest leadership rally in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. The Labour MP is riding a wave of grassroots support and hoping to prove victorious in his efforts to lead the party. Perhaps that's why the Conservatives sent their press officer Mike Watkinson to undertake a covert recon mission at the rally on Tuesday. Although Watkinson wasn't counting on Channel 4 News reporter Michael Crick recognising him and confronting him in front of Corbyn's loyal devotees... https://twitter.com/TimPBouverie/status/641303113643749376/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw What followed is like something lifted from a Thick of It script, with Crick chasing after the rumbled Tory all the way back to his car... https://twitter.com/JOE_co_uk/status/641588722333519872