6 Times George Osborne Dropped His Colleagues In The Sh*t

George Osborne has a habit of hiding from view when his Budgets go awry.

As Nicky Morgan must surely now know, defending Osborne's plans can often be fraught with danger.

Pesky reporters, inconvenient statistics and more than a bit of theatre can combine into a lethal cocktail as these examples prove...

Chloe Smith: spluttering through the Omnishambles Budget

Nicky Morgan: refusing to talk

Nicky Morgan: blindsided by stats on Newsnight

David Gauke: alone in the Commons

Nicky Morgan: stumbling suggestions on Question Time

David Cameron: forced to remember his last pasty