Met Police impose strict conditions on pro-Palestine student march on October 7 Police say anyone breaching conditions imposed on University of London Coalition march will face arrest Evening Standard · Oct 6
You’ve heard the king’s speech – but I think a better one might run like this If I were in government I’d propose a very different response to the challenges we face – starting with protecting people from the cost of living, says former Labour home secretary David Blunkett The Guardian - UK · May 14
Defiant Starmer to take Labour message to country despite calls for him to quit over Mandelson Downing Street says PM will be ‘out and about’ in the coming week ‘making the case for why [his] government is delivering for working people’ The Independent UK · Feb 8
One man’s struggle lights up a wider scandal THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: We urge ministers to read Haroon Ahmed’s story and to summon the courage to end the injustice of indefinite sentences for 2,400 other prisoners The Independent UK · Jan 31
Turkish Airlines removes controversial Parkinson’s warning – but passengers’ fears remain ‘Their behaviour was totally unacceptable,’ says Lord Blunkett The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2025
Chancellor rules out ‘tax and spend’ policies ahead of spring statement Former Labour work and pensions secretary Lord Blunkett has urged the Chancellor to loosen her fiscal rules. Evening Standard · Mar 22, 2025
How AI could help save lives at stations as TfL prioritises trials of new tech on platforms ‘Visual recognition systems’ can use existing CCTV cameras to ‘rapidly detect and identify objects on the rails’ Evening Standard · Jan 13, 2025
Lord Blunkett demands action on 'death trap' Tube platforms after he is injured falling down gap at station The Labour Peer, who is blind, is calling on TfL to take action on ‘death trap’ Underground platforms Evening Standard · Nov 16, 2024
Lord Blunkett injured after falling into gap at tube station He was getting on a District Line train with his guide dog three weeks ago when his feet slipped. The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2024
Budget 2024: Rachel Reeves would hit pensions of millions with NI raid on employers, warns Lord Blunkett The Labour peer made the last minute intervention, just days before the October 30 Budget, on increasing National Insurance on pension contributions by companies Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2024
Government blasted for refusing to resentence inmates trapped in jail with no hope of release ‘Unfinished business’: Justice committee chair Bob Neill welcomes licence reforms but calls for government to resentence IPP prisoners The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023
Spy chiefs may be reluctant to share sensitive information with Suella Braverman, warns Lord Blunkett Downing Street insisted Ms Braverman maintains ‘strong relationships’ with security services Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2022
Suella Braverman return 'unwise' say senior church leader and former MP who join chorus of calls of concern Her return is 'unwise' say and senior church leader and former MP Wales Online · Oct 27, 2022
'My 50th year at the Labour conference - and for my sins I will be back again' This is the beating heart of honest, awkward, idealistic, funny, cynical, romantic British politics, writes Paul Routledge as he recalls half a century of long speeches, block votes and late nights drinking Daily Mirror · Sep 23, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2022 Dropped cheese and ‘alarming speed’: politicians and royal staff remember Queen As respects were paid tat Westminster, many told stories of their humorous encounters with the Queen
The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2022 Queen helped Lord Blunkett ‘shift round’ when he faced wrong way at ceremony The blind peer recounted how he went awry during his induction as a member of the Privy Council
Daily Mirror · May 19, 2022 Partygate fines: What happens now for Boris Johnson after 'murky' police announcement Boris Johnson has avoided more Downing Street party fines despite penalties being issued for between four and six Partygate events he attended. So how can this be, and what happens now? Here's what you need to know
Wales Online · Apr 1, 2022 Former politician accidentally declared dead during House of Lords speech Despite taking place before noon on April Fool's Day, it is thought to have been a genuine error rather than a prank