Battle of the gaffes - The Thick of It or the 2015 election?

After Miliband's manifesto monolith, we look back to the election's greatest gaffes. Can you tell the difference between real life and The Thick of It?

Isabelle Fraser
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On May 4, 2015
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A press officer had to rescue a candidate from a beach after he gets trapped by the incoming tide

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A politican accidentally sent an expletive-filled email to an eight-year-old girl

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A politician tried to woo potential voters by handing out sausage rolls at a party event

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A politician waved at cars on a dual carriageway for 13 hours a day to win votes

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A politician was followed around by an eight-foot tall pork chop

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A politician was photographed on a children's slide

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A member of the public said to a politician: ""Do you know what it's like to clean-up your mother's p***?"

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A politician said that mentally ill people should wear wristbands that identify their condition

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A politician described citizens as "quiet bat-people"

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Under questioning on her party's policies from a student journalist, a politician couldn't name one

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A politician forgot to put their name on their election leaflet

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A politician apologised after retweeting cartoon of St George spearing Prophet Mohammed

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Four politicians competed in a sing-off at an election event

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