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Missing moment: “Mikey was brilliant, because she had done so much research, spending time at that club and shadowing dancers, that she understood what each of her interactions would be,” Baker says.

A navy spokesperson said the shadowing operation lasted five days and ended on New Year's Eve.

The only hands-on training she had had was twice shadowing the testing process.

The incident- known as a quick reaction alert - is not uncommon and involves RAF crews shadowing Russian military aircraft near UK airspace.

She quickly rose up the party's ranks, shadowing roles at the Treasury, Work and Pensions, and the Cabinet Office.