Blunkett&#39;s emotional exit
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Tony Blair&#39;s government was left staggering months from a general election last night after the prime minister&#39;s hard-hitting ally, David Blunkett, resigned as home secretary.
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A solid majority of British people believe Prime Minister Tony Blair has been damaged over his support for David Blunkett, who was forced to quit as home secretary last week, according to a new poll.
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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
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Married magazine publisher Kimberly Quinn had a three-year-long affair with former Home Secretary David Blunkett. It was a relationship that Mr Blunkett hoped would bring him the happiness
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Outgoing Prime Minister Tony Blair pledged "unswerving support" for his successor at an emotional last meeting of his Cabinet on Thursday, and he said he was leaving at the right time. The session ended with a standing ovation.
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DAVID Blunkett last night took the dramatic step of requesting an independent review of allegations that he misused his position to help a former lover.
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The editor of the New Statesman has left suddenly after almost three years in the role
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David Blunkett has resigned his post as home secretary. Send us your reaction.
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The full text of David Blunkett's resignation statement
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The PM has stunned the British public by announcing he would retire at the end of an expected third term.
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Tony Blair saw Home Secretary David Blunkett as a major asset in the looming election. Now a scandal has forced him out and made him a liability.
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LONDON, Dec 15  - British Home Secretary David Blunkett, one of Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s closest allies, resigned on Wednesday after admitting his office had fast-tracked a visa application for his ex-lover&#39;s Filipina nanny.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair has lost one of his key supporters with the resignation of controversial Home Secretary David Blunkett.
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Outgoing PM's wife fires parting shot as she leaves Downing Street.
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Home Secretary David Blunkett is expected to quit on Wednesday, BBC political editor Andrew Marr has said. The news comes amid claims he misused his office to fast-track a visa for his former lover&#39;s nanny.
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His voice cracking with emotion, David Blunkett unmasked himself yesterday. Gone was the thick-skinned politician whose ruthless fight against the terrorist threat, antisocial behaviour and crime has made him the scourge of the liberal left.
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The tearful resignation of a top British  minister entangled in a three-year love affair is a hammer blow  to Britain's Tony Blair, but few analysts expect it to derail  his drive for re-election next year.