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==Chair of the Home Affairs Committee==
 
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As [[Chair of the Home Affairs Committee]], he was responsible for the investigation{{which}} into the [[VIPaedophile]] child abuse rings. After a sting operation involving male prostitutes and cocaine, he resigned as Chair, after 2 days of criticism, on 6 September 2016. He did not deny <ref>https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1758155/the-downfall-of-controversial-mp-keith-vaz-whose-slimy-reputation-finally-caught-the-better-of-him/</ref>
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As [[Chair of the Home Affairs Committee]], he was responsible for the investigation{{which}} into the [[VIPaedophile]] child abuse rings. After a sting operation involving male [[prostitutes]] and [[cocaine]], he resigned as chair, after 2 days of criticism, on 6 September 2016. He did not deny the accusations.<ref>https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1758155/the-downfall-of-controversial-mp-keith-vaz-whose-slimy-reputation-finally-caught-the-better-of-him/</ref>
 
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Revision as of 10:44, 30 October 2017

Person.png Keith Vaz   WebsiteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
File:Keith Vaz.jpg
BornNigel Keith Anthony Standish Vaz
1956-11-26
Aden Colony
Alma materGonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Children2
SpouseMaria Fernandes
Member ofChinese In Britain All-Party Parliamentary Group
PartyLabour
Relatives • Valerie Vaz
• Penny McConnell
Dramatically snared while chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee.

Employment.png Chair of the Home Affairs Committee

In office
26 July 2007 - 6 September 2016
Resigned after being caught in a sting operation.

Employment.png Minister of State for Europe

In office
9 May 1999 - 11 June 2001
Succeeded byPeter Hain

Employment.png Member of Parliament for Leicester East

In office
11 June 1987 - Present

Keith Vaz was dubbed 'Mr. Vazeline' and the "ultimate “Teflon” politician",[1] due to his ability to slip loose from scandal.

Career

MP.

Chair of the Home Affairs Committee

As Chair of the Home Affairs Committee, he was responsible for the investigation[Which?] into the VIPaedophile child abuse rings. After a sting operation involving male prostitutes and cocaine, he resigned as chair, after 2 days of criticism, on 6 September 2016. He did not deny the accusations.[2]

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