[1][2][3] While Mrs Donoghue may have been Leechman’s most famous client his political sympathies meant he attracted a range of more controversial clients including Red Clydesiders like James Maxton, Manny Shinwell and David Kirkwood.
[6] On a visit to the House of Commons in 1913, Leechman, his wife Barbara and his friend, another Dunbartonshire figure, former MP Robert Cunninghame Graham, refused to sign an undertaking that they would keep quiet and not interject in proceedings.
Leechman objected to having to provide such an undertaking and his high-volume protest was heard in the chamber and caused some amusement among MPs.
Police officers eventually escorted Leechman from the public gallery.
[7] Leechman moved with his family to Old Kilpatrick around 1910 where he stood for the local council and continued his political activism.