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David Blunkett, Baron Blunkett, PC (born 6 June 1947) is a British Labour Party politician who has been a Member of the House of Lords since 2015, and previously served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough from 1987 to 2015, when he stood down.
May 2, 2024 · David Blunkett is a British Labour Party politician who served as home secretary (2001–04) and secretary of work and pensions (2005) in the Labour government of Tony Blair. Blunkett, who was blind from birth, was brought up in poverty after his father died in an industrial accident at work.
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Nov 2, 2005 · 1969 David Blunkett was elected as a Labour councillor in his home town Sheffield at the age of 22, having joined the Labour party as a youth not long after the death of his father in an...
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Jul 13, 2023 · Blunkett, a former home secretary, education secretary and work and pensions secretary, is now an established Labour peer. The 76-year-old also advocates for the disabled and is a professor of politics in practice at my old university in Sheffield.
Mar 9, 2024 · The former home secretary and Labour leader talks about how his party responded to Thatcherism and prepared for government in 1997. He also discusses the current political situation and the dangers facing Rishi Sunak.
Sep 3, 2023 · In 1980 Blunkett became Sheffield City Council’s leader and in 1987 he was elected as Labour MP for Sheffield Brightside, a post he held until 2015, when he made the move to...
Sep 28, 2015 · Learn about the parliamentary career of Lord Blunkett, a current member of the House of Lords and a former Labour MP and minister. See his posts, roles, party affiliation, elections, committee memberships and more.
