Michael Portillo

Michael Portillo

Birthday: 1953-05-26

Place of Birth: Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Biography: Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo is a British journalist, broadcaster, and former Conservative politician. He was first elected to the House of Commons in a by-election in 1984.

Movies

Portillo on Thatcher
Portillo on Thatcher

Former cabinet minister Michael Portillo assesses the legacy and continued influence of Margaret Tha...

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Trust Me - I'm a Politician
Trust Me - I'm a Politician

Last December's "Cheriegate" affair did little to abate the rampant public cynicism reserved for pol...

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Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil War
Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil War

Michael Portillo returns with an authored documentary, that uses British state papers to shed fresh ...

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The Summer of Rave, 1989
The Summer of Rave, 1989

In the final days of the yuppie decade, the summer of ’89 saw a new type of youth rebellion rip thro...

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Partition, 1921
Partition, 1921

Partition, 1921, tells the story of how Ireland came to be to be partitioned from the perspective of...

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