1998 Photo Contest, People in the News, 3rd prize
Photographer

David Modell

Independent Photographers Group

01 January, 1997

Defense Secretary Michael Portillo leaves Conservative Central Office after learning that he lost his seat. The British general election on May 1 spelled the worst-ever defeat for the Conservative Party. With only 31 percent of the vote, Prime Minister John Major had little choice but to resign.

About the photographer

David Modell

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