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Queen helped Lord Blunkett ‘shift round’ when he faced wrong way at ceremony

Former Labour Cabinet minister Lord Blunkett has recalled how the Queen came to his aid after he ended up facing the wrong way as he knelt during a royal audience. The blind peer recounted how he went awry during his induction as a member of the ...

09 Sept 2022 at 17:35

Touch screen card machines breach Equality Act, says David Blunkett

Touch screen card machines breach the Equality Act, as they are inaccessible for blind and visually impaired people, David Blunkett has said. The former Labour home secretary, now Lord Blunkett, has been blind since birth, because of a genetic ...

20 Mar 2024 at 09:27

Former Labour minister accuses football regulator opponents of filibustering

A former Labour cabinet minister has accused opponents of an independent football regulator of lobbying on behalf of the Premier League and trying to “filibuster” its passage through the House of Lords. Lord Blunkett said peers who were ...

09 Dec 2024 at 18:12

Chancellor rules out ‘tax and spend’ policies ahead of spring statement

The Chancellor has ruled out “tax and spend” policies ahead of her spring statement next week. Rachel Reeves is under pressure to increase taxes or cut spending to meet the financial rules she set at the budget in October amid ...

22 Mar 2025 at 08:26

Blunkett backs Phillipson in Labour deputy leadership race

Labour grandee Lord Blunkett has given his backing to Bridget Phillipson in the party’s deputy leadership race. The former home secretary said she would be a “strong voice” who could speak up for members and “keep the party ...

23 Sept 2025 at 16:28

Blunkett: Better Whitehall the only way to see off ‘far-right’ threat

Labour can “pull it ’round” at Rachel Reeves’s second Budget, David Blunkett has said. Lord Blunkett served in former prime minister Sir Tony Blair’s New Labour cabinets between 1997 and 2004, and again in 2005. The former ...

14 Oct 2025 at 20:23

Blunkett outlines ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ plan to fix railways in Yorkshire

A £14 billion plan to fix Yorkshire’s “broken” rail system “presents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” improve connectivity and unlock economic growth in the region, former home secretary Lord Blunkett has said. The ...

16 May 2025 at 00:01

Work experience placements must be reinvented, former education secretaries say

The traditional model of a fixed work experience placement for teenagers in the summer term needs to be reinvented, two former education secretaries have said. Baroness Morgan of Cotes and Lord Blunkett, who were ...

05 Mar 2024 at 00:01

My dog ‘deeply resentful’ at focus on Parliament’s newest pup, jokes Blunkett

A blind peer has joked that his guide dog is “deeply resentful” about Parliament’s newest assistance pup receiving more publicity than him. Lord Blunkett is accompanied in the House of Lords by Barley, a black ...

06 Sept 2024 at 13:43

Lord Blunkett injured after falling into gap at tube station

Lord Blunkett is calling for action on “death trap” tube platforms after he was injured falling into the gap at Westminster station. The Labour peer, who is blind, called on Transport for London to do more to ...

16 Nov 2024 at 21:50

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