Google removes links to references of Lord Brittan and a paedophile organisation after 'right to be forgotten' ruling

The search engine confirms it has removed links to two internet pages containing references to Lord Brittan, a former home secretary.

Links to material referring to Lord Brittan and a paedophile organisation has been removed from the internet following a “right to be forgotten” legal request. 

A Google search for Leon Brittan PIE produces a list of articles followed by a note saying: In response to a legal request submitted to Google, we have removed 2 result(s) from this page.

A spokesman from Google confirmed that the statement at the bottom of the Google search result page means that links to articles which reference Leon Brittan and PIE had been removed from the search engine under the European ruling.