Keith Vaz
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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 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 [2]
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