But I think what was important you know, Francis Maude said this, it is not just Michael Portillo but what it was that Michael was saying and fundamentally what he was saying is that we have to really re-think from the ground up what the Conservative Party looks like and what it stands for.
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Former Conservative defence minister Michael Portillo said he feared Nato had been "dealt a mortal blow".
Shadow chancellor Michael Portillo described the result as disappointing but called for a period of reflection.
This hostage to fortune has not survived the appointment of Michael Portillo as shadow chancellor.
Former Conservative cabinet minister Michael Portillo said Mr Clarke's return was a "justifiable" risk for Mr Cameron.
It was during this time Mr Bercow embarked upon a political journey similar to that of Michael Portillo.
He spends more time on a train than any politician since Michael Portillo.
The Tories are hopeful that Mr Mandelson's scalp might prove to be the equivalent of Michael Portillo's talismanic defeat in 1997.
He retained his place in the shadow cabinet under Iain Duncan Smith despite his vociferous support for Michael Portillo's leadership bid.
Tory former defence secretary Michael Portillo summed up the Tory irritation at the fact that the deployment had been sprung on them.
The Tory papers, notably the Daily Telegraph, the Daily Mail and the Sun, which helped destroy Michael Portillo's candidacy, will back him.
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Originally, the idea for one came from Francis Maude and Archie Norman, two disaffected supporters of Michael Portillo, the defeated leadership candidate.
Consider, for example, Stephen Twigg who unseated Michael Portillo at Enfield Southgate.
In the brief twitterstorm (twitter-shower?) after the Mirror's scoop on Mr Miliband's departure emerged, I compared him to another lost leader, Michael Portillo.
Do you think that this contest, by the way, do you think some day there's a chance that Michael Portillo's time could still come?
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Boris now takes on the role once played by Michael Heseltine to Margaret Thatcher, Michael Portillo to John Major or Gordon Brown to Tony Blair.
But their votes may well be split between the other candidates and many of them are now reluctant to support Michael Portillo, who they once saw as their natural champion.
British Defense Minister Michael Portillo said all NATO nations were determined to adhere to the 12-month time limit for the 60, 000-strong Implementation Force (IFOR) to remain in the former Yugoslavia.
Shadow chancellor Michael Portillo backed the measures to reduce benefit fraud, but accused the government of having missed its targets for combating welfare fraud every year since it came to office.
In 2011 the horse trams celebrated their 135th anniversary and featured in television programmes in Germany, Japan and the Netherlands as well as starring in Michael Portillo's BBC show Great British Railway Journeys.
Michael Portillo, though potentially formidable, returned to active politics after losing his seat in 1997 with the fire in his belly evidently extinguished, a fact confirmed by his strangely querulous bid for the leadership.
But the day was set to end on an ominous note for Mr Hague when pretender to the throne Michael Portillo attends a Conservative Way Forward dinner - prominently supported by none other than Margaret Thatcher.
However, the conference also revealed divisions between the hardline stance of Shadow Home Secretary Ann Widdecome, a conference favourite, and Shadow Chancellor Michael Portillo, whose more libertarian approach did not go down so well with conference delegates.
It was a theme on full display in a speech by the shadow chancellor, Michael Portillo, who appealed to his party to show tolerance, respect and support for all people, whatever their background, race or sexual orientation.
Hitting back at Lord Lawson and former Defence Secretary Michael Portillo, who has also come out in favour of leaving the EU, he said inward investment depended on the UK remaining in the "largest trading bloc in the world".
And what about the Sun editorial yesterday, Michael Portillo's refusal to sign the so-called race pledge is merely an attempt to get him publicity, the effect of his action is undermine William Hague, Portillo is no racist but he's no good either.
The reason we've got Steve here is that when we had Ken Clarke on a week or two before we had one of his opponents first and so following that fairness we have Steve Norris who is not a supporter of Iain Duncan Smith, he's support Ken Clarke, and originally supported Michael Portillo.
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