Just like peanut butter and marmite, politicians and sex don't mix. Or at least they shouldn't. But world leaders are humans just like the rest of us, and sometimes they just can't resist talking dirty.

Sure, it may make our ear canals cringe to hear Tony Blair referencing his animal instincts in the bedroom or listen as Edwina Currie heralds John Major as "a sexy beast... experienced and fun", but that's just life in all its unsavoury glory.

Spurred on by the Education Secretary Michael Gove's recent allusion to "hot sex" (lovely), we take a look at politicians talking naughty over time. Get set to send a shiver up your spine as you delve into the surreal world of public figures chatting hanky panky:

Let's talk about sex: when politicians go carnal