The 1995 Conservative Party leadership election was initiated when the incumbent leader and prime minister, John Major, resigned as Conservative leader on 22 June 1995, in order to face a leadership c
Major PM full
John Redwood official portrait
John Major 1993
Michael Portillo
Videos
Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo is a British journalist, broadcaster, and retired politician. His broadcast series include railway documentaries such as Great British Railway Journeys and Great Contine
1995 Conservative Party leadership election
…Many speculated that if he did not achieve outright victory then he would resign, enabling other prominent Conservatives, such as Michael Heseltine or Michael Portillo, to stand in the second round. John Major announced he would be a candidate for re-election from the outset, and stood pledging continuity in office…
Portillo in 2022
Portillo (centre) with Admiral Sir Peter Abbott and US Defence Secretary William J. Perry aboard HMS Illustrious in 1996
Portillo (left) being interviewed by Nick Robinson in 2001
Filming at Taunton railway station, in trademark exotic colours, 2017