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David Blunkett

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Gender Male
Age 76
Date of birth June 6,1947
Zodiac sign Gemini
Born Sheffield
United Kingdom
Party Labour Party
Spouse Margaret Williams
Ruth Gwynneth Mitchell
ChildrenAndrew Blunkett
Alastair Blunkett
Hugh Blunkett
Official site parliament.uk
Education Royal National College For The Blind
Movies/Shows Banged Up
Position Member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom since 2015
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David Blunkett, Baron Blunkett, PC is a British Labour Party politician who has been a Member of the House of Lords since 2015, and previously served as the Member of Parliament for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough from 1987 to 2015, when he stood down.

Sir Keir Starmer: 'I stand by every word' says Labour leader on Rishi Sunak attack ad

Sir Keir Starmer: 'I stand by every word' says Labour leader on Rishi Sunak attack ad
Apr 9,2023 10:20 pm

... Lord David Blunkett, who served as home secretary under Tony Blair and has sat in the House of Lords since 2015, said it was " deeply offensive to get down in the gutter to fight politics in this way"...

Rwanda asylum flight: Where does legal setback leave ministers?

Rwanda asylum flight: Where does legal setback leave ministers?
Jun 15,2022 1:50 am

... From clinging to lorries, to perilous crossings in small boats, home secretaries from David Blunkett to Priti Patel have cast around for solutions...

Boris Johnson ignores Labour call to apologise to Archbishop

Boris Johnson ignores Labour call to apologise to Archbishop
Apr 22,2022 12:55 pm

... As soon as he was off camera, the PM had gone back to " blaming everyone else" he said, adding: " Would the prime minister like to take this opportunity to apologise for slandering the Archbishop and the Church of England? " BBC rowMr Johnson said he was surprised to be attacked over a policy that had been devised to " end the deaths at sea in the Channel as a result of cruel criminal gangs" and had, he claimed, been first devised in 2004 by [then Labour home secretary] David Blunkett...

The Papers: Blunkett warns of Labour election defeat

The Papers: Blunkett warns of Labour election defeat
Feb 16,2020 8:00 am

... Lord David Blunkett has issued a warning over Labour s election chances Writing in the Daily Telegraph, the former Labour cabinet minister Lord Blunkett describes his...

Losing sight not enough for special needs funding

Losing sight not enough for special needs funding
Feb 16,2020 7:45 am

... David Blunkett is warning of financial threats to the Royal National College, where he studied before going into politics Kezia says that it is an isolating experience to have a problem that is so unfamiliar to the rest of her friends and age group...

The Papers: Blunkett warns of Labour election defeat

Feb 16,2020 7:45 am

Many papers print photographs showing the scale of flooding that has affected parts of The Midlands and northern England in recent Days .

is the headline in the i weekend, above a picture of dozens of houses surrounded by water on all sides.

The Daily Star and The Sun print almost identical images of A Family being rescued from their home on a boat - with a

The Sun says the floods have been among The Most devastating to hit Britain in decades, following what The Star calls downpours.

Lord David Blunkett has issued A Warning over Labour's election chances

Writing in The Daily Telegraph, the former Labour cabinet minister Lord Blunkett describes his.

The former home secretary tells The Paper Labour is "plagued by intolerance and division", which he says make its chances of winning a majority in the election "extraordinarily Slim . "

He suggests The Best it can hope for is another hung Parliament and urges moderates to "stay and fight".

The Daily Express reports on a YouGov poll of around 11,000 people, which suggests support for Jeremy Corbyn is.

In what it calls a "devastating new blow for Corbyn", the survey indicates the Tories are ahead in every English region except London and the north-east.

The website Huffpost claims the Labour Party is to succeed Mr Corbyn.

Under The Plan , which it says is backed by senior party figures, one leader would be from a Remain-backing city, while The Other would be from a town that supports Leave. The aim would be to unite The Party and the country.

Meanwhile, The Guardian has obtained figures that show The Number of NHS patients having surgery in private hospitals.

The data indicates just over 200,000 people in England had such operations between 2009 and 2010 - rising to More Than 600,000 last year.

The Paper says the figures have prompted accusations that firms are "cashing in on a health Service being privatised by stealth".

The Daily Mail has an unambiguous message for the leader of the Brexit Party - orders its Front Page headline.

The Paper says a host of Nigel Farage 's own election candidates and backers are urging him to withdraw The Party from seats the Tories are trying to win.

Mr Farage has been warned that splitting the Leave vote could jeopardise Brexit, by handing power to Mr Corbyn.

The Paper lists the emails of dozens of Brexit Party candidates and asks its readers to send them "a polite letter" asking them to stand down.

It Comes as The Daily Telegraph reports that.

The Paper says Aaron Banks has "parted company" with Mr Farage and has started working with the Tories to help deliver Boris Johnson 's EU withdrawal agreement.

Google 'scammers'

The Times says it has discovered that from "unscrupulous companies", promoting high-risk and potentially fraudulent investment schemes.

The Paper says The Search engine is paid "huge fees" by "scammers" who offer "eye watering savings rates" for cash ISAs.

The Times investigation found many of the firms falsely claimed to be regulated by The City watchdog and lied about The Level of protection given to savings.

Google says it has launched its own investigation into the websites approved for its ad Service .



Source of news: bbc.com

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