Date: 09/09/2012

Given his surname, Michael Portillo surely knew he was opening himself up to a few jibes when he agreed to officially open a new loo in Sutherland. But the former politician turned television presenter proved to be a good sport as he gamely took on the task during a visit to the private Dunrobin Station on Monday afternoon. Cheered and clapped by a smattering of enthusiastic onlookers, and with the cameras rolling, he clutched an oversized pair of scissors and cut, with a flourish, a length of pink ribbon stretched across the loo door. And not a joke about portaloos was to be heard. [From Richard Buckby]

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Portillo cuts ribbon on stations revamped loo

Northern Times

Given his surname, Michael Portillo surely knew he was opening himself up to a few jibes when he agreed to officially open a new loo in Sutherland.

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