Blunkett resigns again

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Blunkett resigns from the Cabinet



Mr Blunkett: Resigned
Work and Pensions Secretary David Blunkett has resigned after a meeting with Tony Blair in Downing Street.
Mr Blunkett had been under pressure after breaking the ministerial code of conduct over paid work he took while he was out of Cabinet.

Downing Street had been standing by Mr Blunkett's ability to continue in his job, despite making a "mistake".

It is the second time Mr Blunkett has had to quit the Cabinet, resigning as home secretary in December 2004.

At the centre of the controversy was Mr Blunkett's two-week directorship of DNA Bioscience before May's election, while he was out of the Cabinet.

Meeting cancelled

Mr Blunkett broke ministerial rules by taking that job without consulting an independent committee which advises former ministers on whether they should take up jobs.

A defiant Mr Blunkett had told his local Sheffield newspaper on Tuesday that he was not prepared to quit.

I think he's done the right thing, having done several quite blatantly wrong things

Greg Mulholland
Lib Dem MP

Mr Blunkett stepped down as home secretary last year over claims his office had fast-tracked a visa application for his lover's former nanny.

He had been due to appear before the Commons work and pensions committee on Wednesday morning.

But with the MPs gathered and the hearing due to begin, Mr Blunkett was seen heading towards Downing Street and the chairman announced that the meeting had been cancelled.

Liberal Democrat member Greg Mulholland said he was glad to hear Mr Blunkett had quit.

Sadness

"I think he's done the right thing, having done several quite blatantly wrong things," he said.

"I think it's another example where once confidence is lost in a secretary of state, then they have no alternative but to go. And I'm glad that he's taken that decision to do that finally."

Helen Jackson, a former Labour MP and friend of Mr Blunkett, said she was sorry to see him go.

"The government is lighter as a result ... He was a very effective leader of Sheffield City Council. He's been a very effective minister and Secretary for State for Education, Home Secretary and now Work and Pensions," she told BBC News 24.

"The government as a whole will clearly miss him."




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[Zippeyrude]

bet he didnt see the $hitstorm coming

[RaggoVibes]

about time if u ask me

[WalterPill]

I don't know if he's naive, stupid, obstinate or just arrogant. Maybe he's all of those things but bottom line is I don't like him in the slightest. He was instrumental in the inception of the ID Card scheme, his speech following his last exit from parliament regarding 'that little lad' was as calculated as it was insincere and anybody that allies himself as closely as he does with Blair has to be a snake in the grass.

[ABCMan]

bet he didnt see the $hitstorm coming

i heard he tried to resign from the sideboard first till someone pointed him at the cabinet

on a serious note, thank god, now lets just get rid of his boss and the rest of them and we'll be getting there.

[MaxP]

the ONLY man in that building i have any respect for is Galloway.
not becasue of his views, but becasue he seems to have the conviction to stand up and be counted.

the rest of em are a total bunch of freeloading yellow belly spineless cunts.
they really are a disgracefull shower of shit.

[Zippeyrude]

a total bunch of freeloading yellow belly spineless cunts they really are a disgracefull shower of shit.

lol tell it as it is :thumbs

[mladen]

bet he didnt see the $hitstorm coming

Was that supposed to be funny? He's blind :nono

[MercuryRises]

the rest of em are a total bunch of freeloading yellow belly spineless cunts.
they really are a disgracefull shower of shit.

Yep, that is the original meaning of the word Politician (don't listen to any language scholars who will try and tell you differently)

To quote Bill Hicks (RIP) "all politicians are lying cocksuckers"