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Leon Brittan, Baron Brittan of Spennithorne, PC, QC, DL (25 September 1939 – 21 January 2015) was a British Conservative politician and barrister who served as a European Commissioner from 1989 to 1999.
Leon Brittan ( Londres, 25 de septiembre de 1939 - ibídem, 21 de enero de 2015) 1 fue un abogado ( barrister) y político británico. Fue miembro del Parlamento del Reino Unido, perteneciente al Partido Conservador, y miembro de la Comisión Europea.
22 de ene. de 2015 · Former home secretary and Conservative MP Leon Brittan passed away in 2015 after a long battle with cancer. He faced controversy over a missing dossier on child abuse and a sexual allegation.
22 de ene. de 2015 · Leon Brittan, a former Conservative MP and a key figure in Margaret Thatcher's government, passed away in 2015 after a long battle with cancer. He faced questions over his handling of a dossier on alleged high-profile paedophiles, but denied any wrongdoing.
22 de ene. de 2015 · A former barrister, Leon Brittan was a cabinet minister, European commissioner and peer. He resigned over the Westland affair, faced questions over paedophile rings and was interviewed by police over a rape allegation.
A man who made repeated sex abuse allegations against Leon Brittan and other senior Westminster figures has said that campaigners may have coerced him into making false claims.
The death of Lord Brittan, at the age of 75 from cancer, was greeted with sorrow by his family and the admiration of his political peers, but with disappointment from abuse victims’ groups...
