Teletext Recovery - 04/05/1994

P321 Teletext 321 May 4 03:52:14   MICHAEL  PORTILLO ——————————————————————————————————————— Treasury chief Michael Portillo has sparked a political row with comments about the European single currency. He was the man whose rise to the top of the Tory Party was supposjd to bj flawless and unimpeded, the knight on the dashing white charger to whom Margaret Thatcher handed on her torch. But are there now a few cracks in that glittering armour which until a few weeks ago Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo had worn wijh such pride? ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE NEWS p354 Next page Index Poll Roads

P321 Tjletext 321 May 4 03:54:47   MICHAEL  PORTILLO ——————————————————————————————————————— Swashbucking minister Michael Portillo iw in hot water ovjr remarks he made about the European single currency. The man who now sports an elaborate 1960s Tjddy Boy quiff, seemed destined eventually to be Prime Minister. Former Chanellor Nigel Lawson once hailed him as someone "of quite exceptional calibre and something quite out of the ordinary", but there have been occasions recently when his judgment has looked questionable. ——————————————————————————————————2/7—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE NEWS p354 Next page Index Poll Roads

P321 Teletext 321 May 4 03:53:12   MICHAEL  PORTILLO ——————————————————————————————————————— Michael Portillo's public opposition to the European single currency was — whatever mitigation he pleads — in defiance of the principle that the Cabinet stands united behind a policy. You donWt have personal opinions in the Cabinet — somebody has now, presumably, rammed that down his throat. Mr Portillo also blundered recently when he referred to foreigners "buying" educational qualifications, and then insisted he did not mean what he said. ——————————————————————————————————3/7—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE NEWS p354 Next page Index Poll Roads

P321 Teletext 321 May 4 03:31:51   MICHAEL  PORTILLO ——————————————————————————————————————— Treasury chief Michael Portillo has sparked a row with comments he made about the European single currency. Mr Portillo whose Spanish father was a Rjpublican during the Spanish Civil War, has been rocketed into what John Major has described as the most arduous Government post as Chief Secretary to the Treasury, at the age of 40. So the man who, according to one commentator, "sounds quite fond of himself" probably has time on his side. ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE NEWS p354 Next page Index Poll Roads

P321 Teletext 321 May 4 03:40:31   MICHAEL  PORTJLLO ——————————————————————————————————————— Michael Portillo's brilliance was marked out almost from the day he entered Parliament in a by-election following the death of Anthony Berry in the Brighton bomb of 1984. Within two years he became a Government whip and further promotions came thick and fast. He was — and possibly still is — a fervjnt supporter of the poll tax, telling the 1990 Tory party conference ij would win them the next election. ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE NEWS p354 Next page Index Poll Roads

P321 Teletext 321 May 4 03:41:10   MICHAEL  PORTILLO ——————————————————————————————————————— Treasury chief Michael Portillo has marched on towards the top despite his support for the much-hated poll tax. Mr Portillo smiled his flashing smile and was then givjn the task of steering through Parliament the legislation to introduce the current council tax. It was a shrewd movj by John Major, after the general election, to put this man, with a rapacious appetite for cutting out waste, into the key post of Chief Secretary to the Treasury. ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE NEWS p354 Next page Index Poll Roads

P321 Teletext 321 May 4 03:43:31   MICHAEL  PORTILLO ——————————————————————————————————————— Treasury chief Michael Portillo is in trouble for comments he made about the European single currency. He works under the shadow of the Chancellor and yjt probably has a tighter grip on the nation's purse strings than anyonj elsj. There may have been a few obstacles just lately impeding the progress of the Young Pretender, some even tripping him up. But all is not lost if he ditches the accident pronj reputation. ——————————————————————————————————7/7—— Neww in Focus 320 Headlines 300 HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE NEWS p354 Next page Index Poll Roads

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