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| − | '''Keith Vaz''' was dubbed | + | '''Keith Vaz''' is a [[Labour Party]] [[Member of Parliament]] who was dubbed "Mr Vazeline" and the "ultimate 'Teflon' [[politician]]",<ref>''[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/9577959/The-Teflon-MP-who-counts-leaders-among-his-friends.html "The 'Teflon' MP who counts leaders among his friends"]''</ref> due to his ability to slip loose from scandal. |
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| + | In October 2019, Keith Vaz was suspended from Parliament for six months by the [[House of Commons]] Standards Committee<ref>''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-50212221 "Labour MP Keith Vaz faces six-month suspension after drug and sex probe"]''</ref> and in November 2019, Labour's ruling [[National Executive Committee]] (NEC) was considering whether Keith Vaz can stand for the party at Leicester East in the [[UK/2019 General Election]].<ref>''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50319044 "General Election 2019: Labour bans three former MPs from standing again"]''</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> | + | 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/ "THE WEEK VAZELINE BECAME UNSTUCK: The downfall of controversial MP Keith Vaz whose slimy reputation finally caught the better of him"]''</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:14, 6 November 2019
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| Born | Nigel Keith Anthony Standish Vaz 1956-11-26 Aden Colony | |||||||||||
| Alma mater | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge | |||||||||||
| Children | 2 | |||||||||||
| Spouse | Maria Fernandes | |||||||||||
| Member of | Chinese In Britain All-Party Parliamentary Group | |||||||||||
| Party | Labour | |||||||||||
| Relatives | • Valerie Vaz • Penny McConnell | |||||||||||
Dramatically snared while chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee.
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Keith Vaz is a Labour Party Member of Parliament who was dubbed "Mr Vazeline" and the "ultimate 'Teflon' politician",[1] due to his ability to slip loose from scandal.
In October 2019, Keith Vaz was suspended from Parliament for six months by the House of Commons Standards Committee[2] and in November 2019, Labour's ruling National Executive Committee (NEC) was considering whether Keith Vaz can stand for the party at Leicester East in the UK/2019 General Election.[3]
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.[4]
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References
- ↑ "The 'Teflon' MP who counts leaders among his friends"
- ↑ "Labour MP Keith Vaz faces six-month suspension after drug and sex probe"
- ↑ "General Election 2019: Labour bans three former MPs from standing again"
- ↑ "THE WEEK VAZELINE BECAME UNSTUCK: The downfall of controversial MP Keith Vaz whose slimy reputation finally caught the better of him"
