Michael Portillo

It took Michael Portillo little more than ten years to get a seat in the Commons and then rise in power and esteem to a point where he was a favoured member of his party and possible future PM.

Since leaving the House almost a decade ago, Michael has endeared himself to many with his obvious respect for solid workmanship like our Victorian railways and his care for the underprivileged (Michael becomes a Single Mum 2003) and the troubled (Death of a School Friend 2002).

Listen to his extraordinary story and then feel free to question him about it.