Clooney would be perfect to play Nick Clegg - according to Clegg’s wife

Miriam Gonzalez Durantez plumped immediately for the Hollywood heartthrob when asked which actor should get the role.

But while she bigged up her husband’s looks, she was less complimentary about his kitchen skills.

“As one of his strengths I would not put cooking at the top,” she told ITV’s Lorraine as her husband joined the programme’s chef to promote his policy on free school meals.

Mr Clegg is to be the lead character in a 90-minute Channel 4 drama about the formation of the coalition administration with the Conservatives in 2010.

It has not been revealed who will play the Liberal Democrat leader - but names suggested include Benedict Cumberbatch, Downton Abbey’s Dan Stevens, Colin Firth or comic Ricky Gervais.

“Is George Clooney available?” Ms Gonzalez Durantez asked the programme.

Shown pictures of some o Senior politicians were later asked on BBC Radio 4’s World At One programme who they would like to play them in a film of their life.

Lib Dem Equalities Minister Jo Swinson said: “I think, given the work that I do to promote the role of women and equality and given the absolutely brilliant speech that she recently made at the United Nations setting out the cause of modern feminism, I think Emma Watson would be magic.”

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan said: “I’m slightly worried about naming anybody because I think I might be just about to kill off their career, but I’ve always thought that Keeley Hawes is a fantastic actress.”

Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said: “First thing that strikes me there is how does Nick have a wife who is still so flattering towards him? I can’t get my head around that.”