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| Tory MP Nicky Morgan pulls out of Have I Got News for You | |
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| Tory MP Nicky Morgan has pulled out of a planned appearance on Have I Got News for You, days after a row over her criticism of Theresa May's wardrobe. | |
| The satirical TV show said the former education secretary had pulled out of Friday's show owing to "unforeseen circumstances". | The satirical TV show said the former education secretary had pulled out of Friday's show owing to "unforeseen circumstances". |
| She angered Downing Street by querying what the PM spent on a pair of trousers worn in a Sunday Times feature. | She angered Downing Street by querying what the PM spent on a pair of trousers worn in a Sunday Times feature. |
| It led to officials telling her not to attend a No 10 meeting on Brexit. | It led to officials telling her not to attend a No 10 meeting on Brexit. |
| The so-called "trousergate" row dominated several of Sunday's front pages, with a number of Conservative MPs having their say on the matter. | The so-called "trousergate" row dominated several of Sunday's front pages, with a number of Conservative MPs having their say on the matter. |
| The politics of Theresa May's trousers | |
| In a speech on Tuesday evening, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson joked that Mrs May - who went on a walking holiday in the Swiss Alps this summer - "actually wears lederhosen". | In a speech on Tuesday evening, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson joked that Mrs May - who went on a walking holiday in the Swiss Alps this summer - "actually wears lederhosen". |
| Ms Morgan had been booked in September to appear on this week's HIGNFY, in an episode due to be hosted by Match of Day presenter Gary Lineker. | Ms Morgan had been booked in September to appear on this week's HIGNFY, in an episode due to be hosted by Match of Day presenter Gary Lineker. |
| But a spokesman for Hat Trick Productions, which makes the show for the BBC, told the Press Association she would no longer be taking part. | But a spokesman for Hat Trick Productions, which makes the show for the BBC, told the Press Association she would no longer be taking part. |
| No reason for her absence has been given. Recent political guests on the topical show have included Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg and UKIP's Suzanne Evans. | No reason for her absence has been given. Recent political guests on the topical show have included Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg and UKIP's Suzanne Evans. |