With no smoking gun, Blunkett poised for British political comeback
1363
With no smoking gun to be found, David Blunkett is poised to climb back up the greasy pole of British politics after an unseemly furore over his ex-lover, her nanny and a fast-tracked visa application.
590937
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has vowed to stand by embattled interior minister David Blunkett, who faces an independent probe into claims he abused his ministerial powers to help a former lover.
672082
They boast a modern new logo, influential friends and hopes of winning an election for the first time in 14 years. But as the head of Britain's traditionally staid Conservative party mapped out a path back to government Tuesday, some worried where their young leader is heading &#151; and if they're welcome on the journey.
371335
DAVID Blunkett&#39;s resignation was not inevitable. The Home Secretary dug his own political grave and then leapt into it. In the weeks since it was revealed he had a three
759870
LONDON, Nov 3 (IPS) - The re-election of U.S. President George W. Bush   comes as a clear signal for parliamentary elections in Britain  around  the middle of next year.
39543
Atomic weapons are back on the agenda in British politics with a vengeance, as the government prepares to outline its plans to replace the country's US-built Trident missile nuclear deterrent.
388927
Tony Blair will address his party - and Britain - this week against a backdrop of war and barbarity. But his hopes for Labour&#39;s re-election rely on what his government has achieved on the home front.
307809
Britain is bracing for a distinct change of style under new prime minister Gordon Brown, even if he will likely follow a broadly similar agenda to Tony Blair.
299781
Britain is considering a raft of sweeping new anti-terrorism laws including special courts to try terror suspects without a jury, Home Secretary David Blunkett said in an interview today.
388931
Britain's parliament is expected to approve a new nuclear arsenal on Wednesday but British Prime Minister Tony Blair may have to rely on opposition votes to push his plans through.
40559
British Prime Minister Tony Blair, left, takes the arm of Home Secretary David Blunkett, with his seeing eye dog, Sadie, in Sheffield, England, in this Thursday, Dec. 9 2004, file photo.
498958
Given a boost by their opposition to the war in Iraq, the Liberal Democrats sense they are nearing an historic opportunity to reshape the British political landscape and eventually gain power.
663266
An affair of the heart is, often enough in British politics, the end of the line for the politician involved. Not yet, it seems, for David Blunkett, Britain&#39;s home secretary
241764
London: Britain is considering sweeping new anti-terrorism laws including special courts to try terror suspects without a jury, Home Secretary David Blunkett said in an interview Sunday.
189663
David Blunkett says security could lose but not win an election for Labour as he denies he is authoritarian.
410011
David Blunkett  says measures to beat terrorism could include special anti-terror courts and phone-taping.
48280
LONDON  - The former lover of Britain's Home Secretary David Blunkett is ready to testify before an inquiry into claims Blunkett abused his position, her husband said Sunday.