Cabinet members of the newly formed coalition government will be handed protective pants to prevent embarrassing accidents while being interviewed on TV.
Civil servants will be placed at every studio to hand the pants to the cabinet members before they go on air.
Dick Cleggeron ordered the measure after Newsnight production staff reported several embarrassing incidents after cabinet ministers went into freefall while being interviewed by Jeremy Paxman.
A spokesperson for the BBC said "We have had reports of several unfortunate incidents on Newsnight involving Ministers who were not prepared for the most probing part of an interview. Paxman doesn't pull any punches which can leave the interviewee feeling very nervous, so, in response, we have insisted that the government make protective underwear freely available in the hope it will make both the Ministers and our staff feel more secure.”
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They'll need to be fireproof, too.
Especially now, Mr CL, fireproof incontinence pants - I like it - I wonder how many pairs Cameron has ordered? He's going to need them.
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