Hi-vis George Osborne – in pictures

George Osborne and the Conservative parliamentary candidate Maria Hutchings visit the Prysmian Group factory in Eastleigh, Hampshire. But what about the man in yellow? Rules is rules, after all Photograph: WPA Pool/Getty Images

Ah, a nice cup of rosy lea, care of Network Rail in Swindon, Wiltshire Photograph: Calyx/Rex Features

A big job needs big gloves: George Osborne visits the Montrose platform in the North Sea Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA

Hi-vis jacket, check. Safety helmet, check. Safety boots, er … George Osborne visits the Riverlight construction site in central London Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Oh yes, safety glasses. Everyone looks daft in those. Perhaps George Osborne should have worn shades during this visit to the construction site of the Crick Institute in London Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/Press Association

A man of (slightly rusting) steel photo op: George Osborne visits apartments under construction at the Berkeley Homes Royal Arsenal Riverside development in London Photograph: WPA Pool/Getty Images

Boy band? Hi-vis baggy trousers complete the look: George Osborne and India's finance minister, Palaniappan Chidambaram, right, tour the Pudding Mill Lane Crossrail construction site in east London Photograph: WPA Pool/Getty Images

On the catwalk: George models a hi-vis anorak on a visit to the Thameslink construction site in Blackfriars, London Photograph: Pooled picture/Getty Images