Michael Portillo (and his jacket) turn heads in Belfast
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The Conservative MP turned TV presenter stopped off at City Hall to speak to historian Dr Eamon Phoenix about the building and the city’s rich history.
He also paid a visit to CS Lewis Square in east Belfast where he took a trip back to his childhood enjoying the statues of famous characters from the NI-born author’s The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe book.
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Hide AdAnd it was Mr Portillo’s own wardrobe that caused a stir – his checked, patterned blazer adding colour to an overcast day.
On a previous visit to Northern Ireland in 2012 for the programme which explores the beauty of rail travel, Mr Portillo stepped aboard a steam engine in Downpatrick as well as experienced the scenic coastal rail trip between Coleraine and Londonderry.