David Blunkett

David Blunkett has thrown his weight behind a campaign to exempt guide dog food from VAT saying the issue is "far more serious than hot pasties". Special high protein food eaten by racing greyhounds and other "working dogs" is VAT exempt.  

A former adviser to ex-home secretary David Blunkett killed his estranged girlfriend and himself because he could not cope with their break-up, an inquest heard yesterday. Martin Collett (Picture: PA) Angela Hoyt (Picture: PA) Martin Collett, 35, grabbed Angela Hoyt, 34, by the neck while she ran a bath and forced her underwater because 'he found it very difficult to get over...  

Jealous Martin Collett, 35, strangled Red Cross worker Angela Hoyt, 34, last May as she ran a bath, leaving her face down in the water. The couple lived together in Hatfield, Herts, but had a rocky relationship and split up several times. Angela ...  

Martin Collett found it very difficult to cope with that. He didn’t have much going for him.' Mr Thomas added: 'It is clear police spent a long time with Angela and discussed appropriate ways of dealing with the matter. In my judgment, what they did was ...  

So try Gary, and others like him, in the UK. David Cameron twice went to President Obama to ask for Gary to be to be tried in the UK. Gordon Brown went to Hillary Clinton and the U.S. Ambassador to plead for Gary. However America chose to snub these ...  

Former Home Secretary David Blunkett has welcomed David Brompton ... how it differs from the immediate past and whether we are really moving back to hands-off policing or retaining the neighbourhood beat team approach The Prime Minister has ...  

Former Home Secretary David Blunkett has criticised plans to replace traditional beat bobbies with police community support officers (PCSOs). The proposals by South Yorkshire Police would see PCSOs as the "first line of contact" with the public and ...  

South Yorkshire's former chief, Meredydd Hughes, a critic of extending PCSO powers, retired in 2011 and was replaced by David Crompton. Hughes has put his name forward as a Labour candidate for the role of elected police and crime commissioner ...  

George Galloway's unprecedented election victory could have been the result of Labour's failure to appear "on the side of ordinary people", David Blunkett has suggested.  

David Blunkett is urging ethnic communities to speak English in their homes. The Home Secretary says that using English can prevent the 'schizophrenia' which 'bedevils' relationships between the generations, particularly in Asian families. His comments, in ...  

Britain's Queen Elizabeth often cuts up meat for her dogs, according to politician David Blunkett. Britain's Queen Elizabeth often cuts up meat for her dogs. The 85-year-old monarch surprised blind politician David Blunkett at a lunch when she offered to ...  

Labour former home secretary David Blunkett said: The implementation of Nick Clegg's proposals to change our centuries-old system of parliamentary governance is ill-thought through and will have wide-ranging repercussions. An elected senator ...  

The PSA conference started this morning with an opening plenary involving three big hitters – one each from the world of politics, media and academia: In Defence of Politics, Politicians and Political Science. Each speaker’s 10 minute remarks are worth a listen. listen to ‘David Blunkett’s opening remarks at Political Studies Conterence opening plenary’ on [...]  

A decision to launch contempt of court proceedings against former Northern Ireland secretary Peter Hain has been described by ex-home secretary David Blunkett as "bizarre".Related StoriesTeenage girl injured in shootingMLA Durkan's girlfriend thought proposal was April Fool's Day jokeCross border co-operation assessed to save schoolsFrom shop top dog to happy bakerMan and daughter hurt in shooting  

Mr David Blunkett, MP for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough David Cameron has landed in Burma on a historic visit to the country. The Prime Minister will deliver a message of support to democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi. Two boys ...