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HUDDERSFIELD, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 3: Robin Gibb (L) stands next to David Blunkett at a Labour Party election rally on May 3, 2005 , in Huddersfield, England. All party leaders are working hard on the campaign trail with two days to go until the... View Photo »
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Shouldn't respect for the independence of the judiciary be balanced by the rights of individuals to fair comment on that judiciary?
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There is, however, no General Theory of Ministerial Responsibility. Attempts to generalise always come up against contrary cases. Take this quiz question. Not counting general reshuffles, who was the next cabinet minister to resign after David Blunkett... Full Article at The Independent
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 15: David Blunkett (R) arrives to attend the funeral of Philip Gould at All Saints church on November 15, 2011 in London, England. Lord Philip Gould, an architect of New Labour, died aged 61 after a battle against cancer. His... View Photo »
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Andy Burnham, Tom Watson, and David Blunkett take sides in the battle for police and crime commissioner
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David Blunkett (born 6 June 1947) is a British Labour Party politician and has been Member of Parliament for Sheffield Brightside since 1987. Blind since birth and from a poor family in one of Sheffield's most deprived districts, he rose to become Education Secretary from 1997 to 2001, and then Home Secretary from 2001 to 2004, when he resigned... Full Article At Wikipedia.org
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