An Independent Irish MEP had a video call to forget on Tuesday afternoon.

Luke 'Ming' Flanagan was taking part in a European Parliament committee meeting on agriculture.

However when given the floor by the committee chair, he appeared sitting on his bed wearing a shirt and only a pair of pants on his bottom half.

The Midlands-North West representative laughed off the incident afterwards on social media, claiming he had just come back from a run.

Mr Flanagan has retweeted several videos of the incident, which sees him talk on-screen very briefly.

Others on the video call do not seem to react to the apparent wardrobe malfunction.

Ming rocking the shirt & shorts vibe. One of the great things about following .@lukeming is you get a feeling for the institution & his passion for getting things done (whether you support him politically, or not) pic.twitter.com/wFkzUr7bsA

— Dr Robert Bohan Artist (@RobertBohan) June 2, 2020