Summary
SIR George Evelyn Sinclair, the colonial civil servant and Conservative MP who worked courageously to win support for David Steel's abortion legislation in the 1960s and 1970s, has died at the age of 92.
A paternalist when it came to retaining British colonial power in the 1950s, he went on to embrace varied and often controversial causes in parliament, including immigration, race relations, education, family planning and women's issues.See the full content of this document
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Sir George Sinclair
Friends said he followed no particular political agenda, only his conscience, and stood at a slightly odd angle to t...
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