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Ex-Home-Secretary Leon Brittan dies
Former Home Secretary Leon Brittan has died aged 75 after a long battle with cancer, his family have said.
The former Conservative MP was a key figure in Margaret Thatcher's government in the 1980s and later became a European Commissioner....
Lord Brittan recently faced questions over his handling of child abuse allegations during his time in office.
The controversy centred on a dossier on alleged high-profile paedophiles handed to the then home secretary by former Conservative MP Geoffrey Dickens. Lord Brittan insisted the proper procedures had been followed...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-30938755
