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The Portillo moment was the declaration of the result for the Enfield Southgate constituency in the 1997 United Kingdom general election, at 3:01 a.m. on 2 May 1997. The Labour Party candidate, Stephen Twigg , defeated the sitting MP, Conservative cabinet minister Michael Portillo .
Winning seasons and deep playoff runs became more sporadic for the A’s after the mid-1970s, but the franchise still managed to produce charismatic stars and memorable moments.
There was a poll in The Observer newspaper on the weekend before the election which showed that Portillo held only a three-point lead in his hitherto safe seat. [1] He had been widely expected to contest the Conservative leadership after the general election, which without a Commons seat he would be unable to do.
Suffering from both a reduction in popular support and vote splitting with Reform UK candidate Toby McKenzie and independent James Bagge, Truss lost her seat with a 43.7% fall in the Conservative vote share, despite having won 69% of the vote at the previous election; The Spectator labelled the result the "Portillo moment" of the year. [2]
An anticipated Labour landslide victory puts several Conservative Cabinet ministers at risk of losing their seats.
Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman are joined by Foolish Bailey to take a look back at some of the most unforgettable moments that happened in baseball before, during, and after the 2024 MLB season.
Here's how to follow along with Texas A&M baseball's College World Series game against Florida, including time, TV channel and more:
In Nippon Professional Baseball, this day typically falls during the last week of March. For baseball fans, Opening Day serves as a symbol of rebirth; writer Thomas Boswell once penned a book titled, Why Time Begins on Opening Day. [1] Many feel that the occasion is a moment to forget last season, in that all teams begin a new with 0–0 ...