'Is she off to a Bananarama gig?' Viewers are distracted by Andrea Leadsom's 'Pink Ladies' leather jacket during dramatic Brexit vote
- Last night saw MPs vote to find May's Government in contempt of Parliament
- But viewers at home were distracted by Andrea Leadsom's pink leather jacket
- Many were baffled by the South Northamptonshire MP's choice of attire
- The jacket has earned comparisons to the Pink Ladies and Professor Umbridge
Viewers had plenty to talk about following last night's dramatic Commons session.
But there was some light relief in the form of Andrea Leadsom's headache-inducing hot pink jacket that has won comparisons to a 'shower curtain'.
The glamorous Commons Leader, 55, opted for an eye-catching leather number with metal stud detail and and eyelet collar - which some felt might be better suited to a 'Bananarama gig'.
In dramatic scenes at Westminster on Tuesday, the Government bowed to pressure to publish the 'final and full' legal advice to Cabinet on the Brexit deal after MPs voted that its failure to do so amounted to contempt of Parliament.
Yet many were baffled by the Tory MP's choice of attire, with one viewer tweeting: 'I don't want to trivialise Brexit but is Andrea Leadsome wearing a shocking pink leather jacket?'
'Is she off to a Bananarama gig?' Andrea Leadsom's headache-inducing hot pink jacket which she wore during last night's Brexit votes, has won comparisons to a 'shower curtain'
A second wrote: 'Given the monumental events unfolding in Parliament, there is one question that needs answering above all. Is Andrea Leadsom wearing a pink leather jacket?'
Others compared the jacket to a 'shower curtain', the Pink Ladies of Grease, and pink-obsessed Professor Umbridge in JK Rowling's Harry Potter series.
The ensemble, which saw the politician trending on Twitter last night, has even earned her the nickname 'Andrea Leathersome'.
One even said the jacket alone was reason enough for holding the Government in contempt on 'sartorial grounds'.
There is no strict dress code in the House of Commons, but as a guideline MPs are advised to wear 'businesslike attire'.
Last year, speaker John Bercow ruled that male politicians could speak in the Commons without wearing a tie.
Going viral: The garment, which saw the politician trending on Twitter on Tuesday night, has earned her the nickname 'Andrea Leathersome' and won comparisons to the Pink Ladies of Grease (pictured)
Andrea Leadsome in the House of Commons last night. The glamorous Commons Leader, 55, opted for an eye-catching leather number with metal stud detail and and eyelet collar for - which some felt might be better suited to a 'Bananarama gig'
Last night marked the first time in modern history that any Government has been found in contempt, and means the highly sensitive advice provided by Attorney General Geoffrey Cox will be published, in contravention of long-standing practice.
The vote came shortly before Theresa May kicked off a five-day debate ahead of the December 11 'meaningful vote' with a speech lasting more than an hour in which she told MPs she had delivered 'the very best deal for the British people' and backed it 'with my whole heart'.
Before the Prime Minister appeared at the despatch box, her Government had gone down to defeat for the third time in an hour.
MPs backed a move that could put Parliament in the driving seat if the Brexit deal is rejected on December 11 by giving the Commons the power to amend a motion that Mrs May would be required to make within the following 21 days to set out the Government's next steps.
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