hot potato

Watson went on to admit this "hot potato" was difficult to address and his hope was that everyone was equal.

The issue of grooming gangs in the UK has been a political hot potato for years, with particular sensitivities around ethnicity and race.

Foley said Thursday that she didn’t know whether to be mad or glad that it took her brother’s death becoming a “political hot potato” to get an independent review of the underlying facts.

So how is it that such a nuanced issue has been reduced to a political hot potato?

They all agreed that they would get rid of this hot potato, adjourn quickly and go home for the holidays.