Michael Portillo has said. The former defence secretary said Mr Gove’s plans for a new definition of extremism would be “counterproductive” as it was likely to be misused by government ...

and Secretary of State for Defence. He was admitted to the Privy Council in 1992. Michael was re-elected to Parliament in a by-election in Kensington and Chelsea in November 1999 and was Shadow ...

Michael Portillo repeatedly undermined William Hague at the height of the election battle, the Conservative leader's former press secretary said today. Mr Portillo and Francis Maude, now his Tory ...

Defence Secretary Mr Shapps ... Tory big guns desperately clinging on to avoid a Portillo moment - a reference to Tory cabinet minister Michael Portillo losing a safe Tory seat in Labour's ...

Several Cabinet ministers are facing potential “Portillo” moments ... title of longest-serving health secretary, a post he held from 2012 to 2018. Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has ...

Michael Portillo, one of Britain’s best-known broadcasters ... A former Conservative MP and Secretary of State for Defence, Michael is a familiar, expert and friendly face to the public, who since ...