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MP fury at not being famous enough to be a Portillo moment




Michael Tomlinson has taken to Twitter to express his anger at being left off of "Portillo moment" lists.


'I am a minister of state and as such losing my seat should be a big moment of the election. I've been privately coaching the Labour candidate to mouth 'oh gosh!' when it happens.'


When Mr Tomlinson was reminded that he was the Minister of State for Countering Illegal Migration he responded, 'Oh bugger, that's me is it?'

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