Keith Vaz

Keith Vaz is Labour Party MP for Leicester East since 1987, and is a well known supporter of imperialist wars. His wife is Maria Fernandes. His mother, Merlyn Vaz, was a local teacher, who was the first woman of Asian origin to be elected as a city councillor. wiki He went to Latymer School, Hammersmith, and took a first-class degree in law at Cambridge University. His sister, Valerie Vaz, is also an MP, for Walsall South.

He was Labour MP of the Year 2014 as awarded by the Patchwork Foundation. [1]

Criticism of Vaz's support for War

• "MP Vaz a Target for Anti-War Protesters", Leicester Mercury, February 15, 2016.

Affiliations

• Advisory Council, Jeevika Trust UK
• Founder Patron, Silver Star
• Patron, Modern Europe
• Supporter, Eshta Group (luxury housing group based in India) [2] (wrote a testimonial endorsement of their luxury brochure) [3]
• Patron, Sugarwise

He is an officer of:

• Chinese In Britain APPG
• Race and Community APPG
• Yemen APPG

Resources and articles

Related Sourcewatch

• "Keith Vaz: £75,000 for a flat 12 miles from home"
• Leicester City Council
• Sir Geoffrey Bindman
• Nadhmi Auchi
• Jesse Jackson [4]
• General Mediterranean Holdings
• Futures Advice, Skills & Employment
• Suella Fernandes
• Mark Hoda - former parliamentary officer for Mr Vaz
• Allen Simpson - former assistant