Leon Brittan

Leon Brittan, Baron Brittan of Spennithorne  (25 September 1939 – 21 January 2015) was a British politician and barrister. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as Home Secretary (1983–1985), a member of Parliament (MP) and subsequently of the European Commission.

Brittan died of cancer in London, aged 75.

In October 2014, a Labour MP used parliamentary privilege to refer to claims that Brittan had been linked to child abuse. On 21 March 2016, the Metropolitan Police confirmed that "Operation Midland", the investigation into the alleged paedophile ring, had been closed without any charges being brought.

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