British politician's high-five celebration is a bust

Jeremy Corbyn, leader of Britain's Labour Party tries to exchange a high five with Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry at Britain's general election counting centre in Islington, London, June 9, 2017. REUTERS/Darren Staples - RTX39RN5

Labour Party candidate Jeremy Corbyn delivered what is being called the worst high-five ever by slapping shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry right on her chest.

The two were celebrating their party’s better-than-expected returns in the UK’s general election by first hugging and pointing at each other at the Sobell Leisure Centre in Islington.

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But Corbyn then went for the gusto with a high-five that went bust.

Thornberry, a senior adviser on foreign affairs, and Corbyn laughed it off and posed awkwardly for photos.

Of course, social media took note.

Read more at the New York Post.