Whoever wins the Tory leadership contest will know he was not the first choice of his education team.
Shadow education secretary Theresa May backed Michael Portillo from the start, while higher education spokesman Tim Boswell only switched from Michael Ancram to Ken Clarke in the final ballot.
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