The Portillo Moment 1997 GE

[tyke1962]

Just popped up on my YouTube for some bizarre reason .

I'm not going to lie this was priceless on that night .

https://youtu.be/QCcHky7lkDs

[tommy toes]

Best thing that ever happened to him.
Been able to travel all over the world and get paid for it.

[Donnywolf]

I kicked myself because I waited and waited for his Seat to be declared but gave up at around 3 am and do.missed him getting hoyed out

I feel a bit guilty now as he seems to be a decent bloke although yellow shirt red coat and green kegs are well dodgy

This time round I'll be asleep 2 minutes after the exit poll says " hung Parliament with Labour biggest Party"

[Glyn_Wigley]

Best thing that ever happened to him.
Been able to travel all over the world and get paid for it.

If he'd held on he'd have become leader of the Conservatives. Hague only got the job because there was virtually no-one else left after they were decimated.

[normal rules]

I do enjoy his travel programmes.
Met him once in the old metal factory in Banja Luka when I was there in 97. Don’t remember much about him at the time, but his PA was drop dead gorgeous.