P191 CEEFAXh191 Sun 15 Oct 12:25/43 1/2 DESP—SCH ££££££££££££££££££££££ ££££££££££ Hugh Edwards reports on Jacques Ranter attack n Michael Portillo' sp ech: hat M San was ups t by Mi h el Portillo's comments is hardly surprising - but the nature of his response also shows a strong measure of defiance. His officials had been quoted descriding the speech as "grotesque and deplorable". Mr Ranter said he agreed. Interviewed on LWT, the Commission President emphasised the importance of a common foreign and security policy, whereas Mr Portillo had rubbished the idea of a European arm=. -]L,L,,,^,,,,,,,L,,,,,^,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Next News Dispatch Newsreel TV/RbdioP191 CJJFAX 191 Sun 15 Oct 12:27/28 )|l4|l4|, 2/2 -/.%/.)O, DISPATCH Hugh Edwards reports on Jacques Ranter attacking Michael Portillo's spjeah: Mr Ranter, eager to sound a confident n al o a her w b l currency by 1999, despite growing sceptici m in 3j6eual mjmb u state . He went on to sby that his Consjrvativj friends were not happy about Mr Portillo's latest outburst - a striking undjrstatemjnt. Indeed se6jral prominent left-wing Tories are planning to complain to John Major, whose applause for Mr Portillo's speech lift many - including Mr Ranter - feeling distinctly ill at ease. ,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,n,, ,,,,,,, Next N ws Dispatch Newsreel TV/Radio