As Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne is used to inventing new ways of hovering up taxpayers’ money to clean up the deficit. Mr Osborne today came face to face with a real Henry the Hoover – and onlookers couldn't fail to notice there was an uncanny resemblance to the Tory campaign chief. The Chancellor met his house-cleaning doppelganger at a campaign stop in Somerset, where he was given a tour of the factory where the machines are built. Uncanny: Chancellor George Osborne met George the Hoover as he campaigned in the West Country . The blue version of the popular vaccum brand, which also shampoos carpets, was unveiled during Mr Osborne's visit to the Numatic factory in Chard, Somerset . Mr Osborne appeared to be amused by a Henry Hoover as he spoke to staff on the production line . Mr Osborne was seen cracking up after posing for photographs with the iconic hoover brands. Onlookers could not help noticing the striking similarities between the grinning, plastic cleaning device – and the Chancellor. Mr Osborne was shown round the factory by worker Inga Ciplyte, 29, from Exeter, as he promoted the Government’s plan to create thousands of new apprenticeships. The Chancellor took to Twitter to hail the Henry the Hoover factory, writing: 'Great British products made here in Chard and exported around the world.' David Cameron had earlier been joined by the TV star Karren Brady to highlight a series of deals with big businesses to create 16,000 new apprenticeships over the next five years. The Conservative peer, who stars as one of Lord Sugar's sidekicks on The Apprentice, joined the Prime Minister at a Costa Coffee - after they announced plans to take on 6,000 youngsters as part of the Tories' pledge to eradicate youth unemployment. Baroness Brady, who is also the government’s small business ambassador, said apprenticeships ‘transformed’ people's lives and were now more respected than in the past. Earlier Mr Osborne tried his hand at being a mechanic as he met  apprentices at Hawkins garage near St Austell . The Tories announced an extra 16,000 apprentices would be created by firms including Morrisons and Costa . Mr Osborne even got the teas in as he campaign for local Tory candidate Steve Doble (left) Mr Cameron has pledged to create three million more apprenticeships over the next five years, if the Tories win the election. Costa Coffee and supermarket chain Morrisons have signed agreements to train thousands of apprentices each. Ministers will today visit firms across the country to welcome fresh commitments from companies including Morrisons, who will train 9,000 apprentices; Crest Nicholson, who will take on 200 and announce a new training academy; and the National Grid, who will take on 500 new apprentices. Ahead of their campaign visit today, Baroness Brady said: ‘David Cameron’s commitment to delivering more apprenticeships is a fantastic boost for the long-term prospects of our young people.' She added: ‘With 2.2million starting since 2010 and another 3million more to start over the next five years, each apprenticeship is a chance for young people to master a trade, learn on the job and take home money in your pocket each week. ‘They’ve become more rigorous and respected too: we’ve got young people building engines for jet planes, working on massive engineering projects, innovating in science labs.’
Mr Osborne was shown around the Henry the Hoover factory in Chard .
Chancellor met his vacuum doppelganger at a campaign stop in Somerset .
Tory minister was highlighting the government's apprenticeships drive .