I won’t dance, says Portillo
MICHAEL Portillo has ruled out signing up for Strictly Come Dancing.
The ex-Tory defence secretary said he “would not” appear on the BBC1 show, but branded former Labour rival Ed Balls a “national treasure” for his appearance in 2016.
Portillo, 69, also told GB News that he and Labour MP Diane Abbott did drama classes together while at school in London.
He said Abbott was “shy and self-effacing” – nothing like the “self-confident woman” who arrived in Parliament in 1987.