It’s the kind of delicate situation politicians often have to navigate.
Where to look when confronted with a gaggle of scantily clad pop starlets?
But Chancellor Alistair Darling managed to skilfully avoid looking anywhere inappropriate as he met The Saturdays last night.
However, the 56-year-old wasn’t unaffected by his encounter – the pop group brought a rosy glow to his face as he attempted to ignore their charms.
I’m not looking! Blushing Chancellor Alistair Darling doesn’t know where to direct his eyes as he meets scantily clad band The Saturdays
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The group met Darling at the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s annual children’s Christmas party at 11 Downing Street.
But the girl group’s outfits were relatively demure compared to their usual standards.
At the Key 103 Jingle Ball at Lancashire County Cricket Club, Old Trafford, Manchester yesterday, Frankie Sandford, Mollie King, Una Healy, Rochelle Wiseman and Vanessa White proved the hit of the night.
Shimmering in sequin mini-dresses, the rising starlets of the pop scene were the pick of a line-up featuring Peter Andre, Taio Cruz, Pixie Lott, Beverly Knight, Newton Faulkner and Spandau Ballet.
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