Ian Hislop has spiky Have I Got News For You exchange with ex-Tory MP Andrea Jenkyns: ‘You’ve got no evidence’
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ian Hislop exchanged words with former Conservative MP Andrea Jenkyns during Friday’s episode of Have I Got News For You. Speaking about the possibility of Johnson returning to politics on Have I Got News For You, Jenkyns said: “I don’t think it’s over for him. The people who don’t like Boris or Conservatives.” Ian Hislop and Andrea Jenkyns on ‘Have I Got News For You' “You can’t just say, ‘You’ve selected the audience,’” Hislop responded. Hislop and Merton subsequently saw the funny side of the incident during an episode of Have I Got News For You, with Merton quipping: “I have an alibi.”
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