[1] He then attended the University of Warwick, graduating in 1970 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in English and American studies.
[2] Harrison was a Labour Party local councillor from 1981 to 1990, serving on Cheshire County Council.
He was Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1989 to 1999, representing the Cheshire West constituency.
[1] He was created a life peer on 28 July 1999 taking the title Baron Harrison, of Chester in the County of Cheshire.
[6] Harrison died at the Countess of Chester Hospital on 18 October 2024, at the age of 77.