Michael Howard visited Gibraltar yesterday as part of the Conservatives' European election campaign.

The Tory leader arrived in a private jet from RAF Northolt and then took to his red, white and blue "battle bus" which had been driven the four days from England for the occasion.

Unfortunately, the advance team had failed to inspect the width of Gibraltar's streets.

Journalists climbed on board, only to climb back off again 500 yards further down the road into a minibus, carrying name "Parody Tours".